AB de Villiers: “His English is infinitely better than my Urdu. And his batting is excellent, which is what matters more, I believe”
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Legendary South Africa batsman AB de Villiers defended Pakistan limited overs captain Babar Azam from an internet troll who made fun of his ability to speak English.
De Villiers noted that Azam’s “English is infinitely better than my Urdu”.
He added that the 29-year-old is an excellent batsman as well, “which is what matters more”.
“His English is infinitely better than my Urdu. And his batting is excellent, which is what matters more, I believe,” De Villiers said on his YouTube channel as quoted by NDTV.
Azam recently captained Pakistan in the 2024 T20 World Cup and made 122 runs in four matches at an average of 40.66 and a strike-rate of 101.66.
The men in green began the tournament with back-to-back losses to the United States of America and India before bouncing back to beat Canada and Ireland.
Despite ending the group stage with a 2-2 record, Pakistan failed to make it through to the Super Eights.
Pakistan Squad for 2024 T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (capt), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed