Fawad Alam: “Players go through ups and downs. A player can score zero one day and a century the next. Yes, Babar is consistent, but if he has a slight downturn, we get worried”
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Pakistan middle order batsman Fawad Alam has urged people to stop being so concerned about star player Babar Azam’s poor form.
Azam’s rough patch has gone on for a few months, which has hurt the men in green as he is one of their main run-scorers.
During the recent three-match Test series against Australia, the 29-year-old was restricted to 126 runs at an average of 21.
He showed signs of recovering in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand as he made 213 runs, which included three fifties, at an average of 42.60 and a strike-rate of 142.
Knowing how consistent Azam is, Fawad is optimistic that he will get back to his best in no time at all.
“Players go through ups and downs. A player can score zero one day and a century the next. Yes, Babar is consistent, but if he has a slight downturn, we get worried,” he told Cricket Pakistan.
Azam will now captain the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL), which begins on February 17.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9:Â Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Khurram Shahzad (partially available), Arshad Iqbal, Haseebullah, Gus Atkinson (partially available), Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq (reserved), Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Mohammad Zeeshan, Waqar Salamkheil, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufyan Muqeem, Shamar Joseph