Mohammad Azharuddin: “If I was in the Pakistan team’s dressing room, I would’ve certainly advised him to consider changing his batting position”
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Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin said he if he were in the Pakistan dressing room, he would advise skipper Babar Azam to demote himself down the batting order.
Explaining why, Azharuddin pointed out that Azam has struggled against swing bowlers as of late.
Until this problem is fixed, he suggested that the 28-year-old let other in-form batsmen bat ahead of him.
“If I was in the Pakistan team’s dressing room, I would’ve certainly advised him to consider changing his batting position,” he was quoted as saying by Cricwick.
Azam made 130 runs in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which included a century, at an average of 43.33 and a strike-rate of 146.07. Despite this, the series ended as a 2-2 draw.
The two sides recently played five ODIs, which the men in green won 4-1.
Azam played an instrumental role in the comprehensive series win as he accumulated 276 runs, which included a century and two fifties, at an average of 55.20.
What a joke. “Babar should demote himself and allow other inform players to bat up the order”.
Tell me who’s better than Babar Azam in Pakistan team. Who plays swing bowling better than Babar Azam?
With world cup around the corner is it not going to disturb the batting line up.
I feel we are shaping up nicely for the World Cup.