Zaheer Abbas: “He is a good player and I am hoping he will win matches for Pakistan”
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Iconic Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas has backed star batsman Babar Azam to regain his form and start winning matches for the men in green again.
Azam has struggled to score runs consistently over the last few months, which has really hurt the national team as he is one of their elite batsmen.
During Pakistan’s 3-0 Test loss to Australia, the 29-year-old failed to have much of an impact as he was restricted to 126 runs at an average of 21.
However, he showed a lot more promise in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, amassing 213 runs, which included three fifties, at an average of 42.60 and a strike-rate of 142.
Abbas pointed out that Azam “is a good player” and knows the Lahore-born batsman is more than capable of turning his fortunes around.
“He is a good player and I am hoping he will win matches for Pakistan,” he told Geo News.
Next up for Azam will be the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he will captain the Peshawar Zalmi.
PSL 9 will take place from February 17 to March 18 in four cities – Lahore, Multan, Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9:Â Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Asif Ali, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufiyan Muqeem, Waqar Salamkheil, Arshad Iqbal, Gus Atkinson, Shamar Joseph