Harbhajan Singh: “Let [Mohammad] Rizwan take a single and bowl five deliveries to Babar because he won’t inflict damage on you”
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Harbhajan Singh, the former India spinner, said Pakistan captain Babar Azam “won’t inflict damage” on opposing teams if he gets to face five balls in an over in T20Is.
Azam opens the batting with Mohammad Rizwan in the shortest format, but Harbhajan noted that it would be better to let Rizwan get a single off the first ball of the over.
Both Pakistan batsmen have faced a torrent of criticism for their slow batting in T20Is, with their critics slamming them for putting unnecessary pressure on the middle order.
“Let [Mohammad] Rizwan take a single and bowl five deliveries to Babar because he won’t inflict damage on you,” Harbhajan was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Azam and Rizwan will next be in action for Pakistan during their upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which will take place in Galle and Colombo from July 16 to 28.
Pakistan Squad for Sri Lanka Test Series:Â Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc & wk), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Huraira, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood