Mushtaq Ahmed: “Babar has given outstanding performances and he is our hero. He is considered one of the top players in the world”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed said batsman Babar Azam “is our hero” and has to be among the “top players in the world.”
Azam has been Pakistan’s most consistent run-scorer in all three formats for the past few years and has repeatedly won them games as well.
However, his form has dipped as of late, which has been a major concern for the men in green as they have a tendency to rely on him.
“Babar has given outstanding performances and he is our hero. He is considered one of the top players in the world,” Mushtaq told Cricket Pakistan.
In the three-match Test series against Australia, Azam was restricted to 126 runs at an average of 21.
He showed signs of getting back into form during the five-match T20I series against New Zealand as he amassed 213 runs, which included three fifties, at an average of 42.60 and a strike-rate of 142.
Azam is now captaining the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and has made scores of 68, 72 and 31 in his first three matches.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9: 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