Nasser Hussain believes Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman will be Pakistan’s key batsmen at the World Cup

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Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman will be Pakistan’s key batsmen during the World Cup, which begins next month.

Both Azam and Zaman have been in excellent form as of late, and will no doubt be looking to maintain that during the tournament.

Should they score on a consistent basis, Hussain admitted that Pakistan will have a strong chance of winning the World Cup, which they haven’t done since 1992.

“I look at Babar Azam and see him as the batsman in the Pakistan batting line-up who can take his side to the 300 mark,” he told PakPassion. “I also look at Fakhar Zaman and recall what he did at the Champions Trophy and in fact it is these guys that I look at as the ones who can take Pakistan from a competitive score to a good score.

“Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik can take Pakistan to a certain score but actually I am always on the lookout for star names that can put in stellar performances and make you sit back and go wow, this lad can play.

“If Pakistan can get one or two of their star younger players doing a Virat Kohli or being like a Jos Buttler or doing a Kane Williamson or a David Warner, then that’s when Pakistan will be right in the tournament. So, it’s the younger Pakistani batsmen that I am looking out for at this World Cup.”

Pakistan will kick off their World Cup campaign against the West Indies in Nottingham on May 31.

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