Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “My cover drive is my strength; playing this shot boosts my confidence. I have worked hard for the cover drive, and now I am considered an expert to some extent”
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Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam said his cover drive is his strength as his confidence surges whenever he plays the shot.
Many former and current cricketers believe the 29-year-old has the best-looking cover drive out of all international players today.
Azam acknowledged that he put in a lot of hard work to perfect his cover drive as he wanted to ensure there were no technical flaws with it.
“My cover drive is my strength; playing this shot boosts my confidence. I have worked hard for the cover drive, and now I am considered an expert to some extent,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Azam recently captained the men in green in a five-match T20I series against New Zealand and amassed 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.
He then proceeded to make 132 runs in three T20Is against Ireland, which included two fifties, at an average of 44 and a strike-rate of 148.31.
Next up for Pakistan will be 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