Dinesh Karthik: “The two things that struck me when I watched him bat is his balance and his striking point when he plays a ball”
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India big-hitter Dinesh Karthik said two things struck him when he watched Pakistan captain Babar Azam bat.
The first was his impeccable balance, while the second was his “striking point when he plays a ball”.
Azam has been in golden form over the past couple of months, which began with him amassing 390 runs, which included a career-best knock of 196 and two fifties, at an average of 78.
He then proceeded to score 276 runs in the three-match ODI series, which included two centuries and a fifty, at an average of 138.
In the one-off T20 International, he hammered 66 off 46 deliveries, which included six boundaries and two sixes.
Most recently, the 27-year-old was involved in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies and scored 181 runs, which included a century and a fifty, at an average of 60.33.
“The two things that struck me when I watched him bat is his balance and his striking point when he plays a ball,” Karthik told The ICC Review.
Azam’s next assignment will be Pakistan’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which will take place from July 16 to 28.
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka Tests: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain, wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi, Shan Masood and Yasir Shah
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