Babar Azam is presently plying his commerce within the seven-match T20I sequence in opposition to England. In the second match at National Stadium in Karachi, the 27-year-old scored his second Test century.
Calling Babar Azam one-dimensional participant is little harsh: Rohan Gavaskar. Courtesy: AP
HIGHLIGHTSBabar Azam is presently enjoying within the 7-match sequence in opposition to EnglandBabar Azam lately scored his 2nd T20I centuryPakistan are main the 7-match sequence 3-2
Former batter Rohan Gavaskar reckoned that one shouldn’t name Pakistan skipper Babar Azam a one-dimensional cricketer. Of late, Babar has blown a tad cold and warm due to which he additionally misplaced his No.1 T20I batting rating to his teammate Mohammad Rizwan.
Babar lately scored his second T20I century in opposition to England in Karachi, however he hasn’t fairly checked out his finest aside from that. Babar additionally had a troublesome time in Asia Cup 2022 the place he scored 68 runs with a high rating of 30 in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Gavaskar felt that Babar is aware of the artwork of shifting gears as his innings progresses. However, the veteran stated that the 27-year-old tends to place himself beneath undue stress when Pakistan are batting first.
Gavaskar stated that the Lahore-born Babar appears to be at his easiest when Pakistan are chasing targets.
“To call him a one-dimensional player is a little harsh because he is a quality-quality player. And if anything, the numbers suggest that he is not one-dimensional. The fact that he can change gears and you look at his numbers from the first innings to the second innings. In the first innings, his strike rate is about 125; in the second innings his strike rate is about 137, which shows that he has the ability to change gears,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying on SPORTS18’s every day sports activities information present ‘SPORTS OVER THE TOP’.
“I think it is a mental mindset with Babar. Fear of failure. And when I say fear of failure, I don’t mean fear of failure as a batter. I could be wrong here; he feels that the Pakistan team revolves around his batting. So, when he is batting first, he feels that he’s got to stay long because if he fails, the team might fail and that can sometimes shackle a player,” Gavaskar said.
“When they are batting second, when the target is in front of him, he is just phenomenal because he knows how he needs to pace his innings. I think sometimes it’s just the mental mindset which he may need to change when they are batting first,” Gavaskar added.
Babar will play his subsequent match on September 30 in opposition to England as Pakistan look to take an unassailable 4-2 lead within the seven-match sequence.
Babar can also be anticipated to play an important position for Pakistan within the upcoming version of the T20 World Cup to be performed in Australia in October-November.
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