Mohammad Suleman: “I follow Babar Azam a lot. I observe how he builds innings. I love his cover drives and Younis Khan’s sweeps. I used to watch Younis in the early days”
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Up-and-coming Pakistan middle order batsman Mohammad Suleman said he follows Babar Azam and Younis Khan.
Suleman noted that he likes how Azam builds an innings, along with his ability to play a picture-perfect cover drive.
As for Younis, the 25-year-old is a big fan of his sweep shot and used to watch him playing for Pakistan back in the day.
Suleman is one of many exciting prospects in the country and has done exceptionally well in first-class cricket, where he has scored 1,038 runs in 13 matches, which includes four centuries and five fifties, at an average of 51.90.
He has also shown plenty of promise in List A cricket, amassing 393 runs in 14 games, which includes three half-centuries, at an average of 30.23.
In regards to T20s, the Hyderabad native has made 224 runs in seven matches, which includes two fifties, at an average of 32.
Most recently, he was in action in the Champions T20 Cup and mustered 56 runs in three games for the Dolphins at an average of 18.66.
“I follow Babar Azam a lot. I observe how he builds innings. I love his cover drives and Younis Khan’s sweeps. I used to watch Younis in the early days,” Suleman was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
The Pakistan team recently travelled to Australia for a limited overs series and won the ODI leg 2-1 before being crushed 3-0 in the T20Is.
They then went to Zimbabwe and claimed a 2-1 win in both the ODI and T20I series.
Pakistan are now touring South Africa and kicked things off with a 2-0 loss in the T20I series before rebounding to whitewash the Proteas 3-0 in the ODIs.
Next up will be the two-Test series, which begins on December 26 in Centurion.
Pakistan Squad for South Africa T20I Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha