Sohail Khan: “Babar is a world-class batter”
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Senior Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Khan has heaped praise on limited overs captain Babar Azam, calling him a “world-class batter.”
Azam has been Pakistan’s most dependable batsman in all three formats for the past few years and he has also led the team to many wins on his own.
Sohail recently saw the 29-year-old in action in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he captained the Peshawar Zalmi.
Azam was in red-hot form throughout the tournament and finished as 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 is a world-class batter,” Sohail was quoted as saying by PakPassion on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Sohail, 40, played for the Quetta Gladiators in PSL 9 and took one wicket in three matches at an average of 109 and an economy rate of 9.08.
Following PSL 9, Azam captained Pakistan in their five-match T20I series against New Zealand and made 125 runs in five games, which included a top score of 69, at an average of 31.25 and a strike-rate of 138.88.
Pakistan’s next assignment will be a three-match T20I series against Ireland from May 10 to 14.
After that, they will play four T20Is against England from May 22 to May 30.
Pakistan Squad for Ireland and England T20I Series: Babar Azam (capt), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan
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