Sunil Gavaskar: “Top batters like Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and Joe Root have a relentless drive to perform”
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Legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is an elite player as he has “a relentless drive to perform”.
Gavaskar noted that the 29-year-old looks to “score double the runs” after he fails to have an impact in one match.
Aside from Azam, Gavaskar said the same applies to Australia’s Steve Smith, India’s Virat Kohli and England’s Joe Root.
“Top batters like Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and Joe Root have a relentless drive to perform. When they fail in one match, they are eager to make amends in the next. Their mindset is to score double the runs to compensate for any shortfall,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
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 with successive losses to the United States of America and India before triumphing over Canada and Ireland.
Even though they won their last two group stage matches, 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
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