Tabraiz Shamsi: “He’s a special player. He performs all around the world at the highest stage”
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South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has lauded Pakistan batsman Babar Azam, saying he is a “special player” who keeps performing at the highest level.
Azam has been Pakistan’s most consistent run-scorer in all three formats for the last few years.
Shamsi noted that what sets the 29-year-old apart from other good batsmen is his ability to excel outside of Pakistan.
“He’s a special player. He performs all around the world at the highest stage,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Azam is currently captaining the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and has scored 330 runs in five matches, which includes a century and two fifties, at an average of 82.50 and a strike-rate of 151.37.
As for Shamsi, he has taken three wickets in four games for the Karachi Kings at an average of 52.33 and an economy rate of 10.46.
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
Karachi Kings Squad for PSL 9: Shan Masood (captain), Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Mohammad Nawaz, James Vince, Hasan Ali, Tim Seifert, Shoaib Malik, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mir Hamza, Muhammad Akhlaq, Mohammad Amir Khan, Anwar Ali, Arafat Minhas, Irfan Khan, Sirajuddin, Saad Baig, Jamie Overton, Leus du Plooy, Mohammad Rohid, Zahid Mahmood
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