Kamran Akmal: “We want him to score at least 30-35 ODI centuries”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal wants Babar Azam “to score at least 30-35 ODI centuries”.
Azam currently has 19 hundreds to his name in the 50-over format, but has not made a century in ODI cricket since August 2023.
Recently, the 30-year-old represented Pakistan in the ODI tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa, where he accumulated 62 runs in three matches at an average of 20.66.
He then took part in the 2025 Champions Trophy and amassed 87 runs in two games, which included a top score of 64, at an average of 43.50.
Even though it has been nearly two years since Azam made his last ODI hundred, Akmal still believes the Lahore native can post many more triple figure scores in the future.
“We want him to score at least 30-35 ODI centuries,” he was quoted as saying by NDTV.
Pakistan lost to New Zealand and India in the Champions Trophy, which led to them getting eliminated in the group stage.
Their final game against Bangladesh was abandoned due to rain.
Pakistan will now embark on a tour of New Zealand, where they will play five T20Is and three ODIs from March 16 to April 5.
Pakistan Squad for T20I Series against New Zealand: Hasan Nawaz, Omair Yousuf, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Samad, Salman Ali Agha (captain), Irfan Khan Niazi, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abbas Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for ODI Series against New Zealand: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Akif Javed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Irfan Khan Niazi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir
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