Rovman Powell: “Babar Azam is the biggest superstar in Pakistan cricket right now”
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West Indies power-hitter Rovman Powell has crowned limited overs captain Babar Azam as the “biggest superstar in Pakistan cricket right now.”
Azam has been the men in green’s most dependable run-scorer over the past few years and has won his country numerous matches as well.
Recently, the 29-year-old played alongside Powell while captaining the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Azam had a season to remember as he was the highest run-scorer with 569 runs in 11 games, which included a century and five fifties, at an average of 56.90 and a strike-rate of 142.60.
“Babar Azam is the biggest superstar in Pakistan cricket right now,” Powell was quoted as saying by journalist Farid Khan on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Powell had a solid campaign in PSL 9 as he amassed 228 runs in 11 matches at an average of 25.33 and a strike-rate of 150.
Pakistan will now play a five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which will be held in Rawalpindi and Lahore from April 18 to 27.
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
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