Misbah-ul-Haq: “The way he [Babar] plays his shots, he is a world class batsman”

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Former Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said the shots Babar Azam plays is what makes him a world-class batsman.

Azam has established himself as one of the top cricketers in the world, and further cemented that reputation in the recent three-Test series against Australia.

The 27-year-old accumulated 390 runs, which included a career-best knock of 196, at an average of 78.

“The way he [Babar] plays his shots, he is a world class batsman,” Misbah told Cricwick.

In the three-match ODI series, he made 276 runs, which included two centuries and a fifty, at an average of 138.

Azam will be aiming to maintain his red-hot momentum in the one-off T20 International on Tuesday.

Pakistan’s T20I squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir

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