Shoaib Malik: “Babar needs to make changes in his batting”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik said captain Babar Azam needs to make some changes to his batting in order to eliminate a few of the weaknesses he has.
One particular issue that has been pointed out is Azam’s susceptibility to the googly.
While this has been well documented, Malik said the 28-year-old should look at it as an opportunity to become an even better batsman and make life tougher for the bowlers when they try to get him out.
“Babar needs to make changes in his batting,” he said on A Sports as quoted by NDTV.
Azam is captaining the Peshawar Zalmi in the Karachi Kings, while Malik is playing for the Karachi Kings.
Ironically, Malik was sent to the Kings with Haider Ali in the trade that resulted in Azam going to the Zalmi.
Karachi Kings Squad for PSL 8: Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Aamir Yamin, Sharjeel Khan, Qasim Akram, Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mohammad Umar, Ben Cutting, Musa Khan, Faisal Akram (partial replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi), Adam Rossington (partial replacement for James Vince), Akif Javed (replaced Mir Hamza)
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 8: Babar Azam, Sherfane Rutherford, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Haris, Aamir Jamal, Salman Irshad, Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Rovman Powell, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Danish Aziz, Arshad Iqbal, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir, Suifyan Muqeem, Haseebullah, Jimmy Neesham, Khurram Shahzad, Haris Sohail, Richard Gleeson (partial replacement for Rovman Powell), Peter Hatzoglou (partial replacement for Mujeeb ur Rahman), Shakib Al Hasan (available for playoffs), Azmatullah Omarzai