Ahmed Shehzad: “Babar Azam hasn’t performed for a long time now, and who knows when he will”
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Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has admitted that he doesn’t know when batsman Babar Azam will perform again.
Azam has faced mounting criticism for his lack of runs lately as his subpar contributions are hurting the men in green.
The 30-year-old recently featured in the ODI tri-series against New Zealand and South Africa, and was restricted to 62 runs in three matches at an average of 20.66.
He then proceeded to play in the 2025 Champions Trophy and finished with 87 runs in two games, which included a top score of 64, at an average of 43.50.
Following this, he amassed 129 runs in three ODIs against New Zealand, which included two fifties, at an average of 43.
“Babar Azam hasn’t performed for a long time now, and who knows when he will,” Shehzad was quoted as saying by TOK Sports on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Most recently, Azam had been captaining in the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) before the tournament was postponed.
In the eight matches he played, he accumulated 178 runs, which included two half-centuries, at an average of 29.66 and a strike-rate of 109.87.
PSL 10 is expected to resume on May 17 and conclude on May 25.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 10:
- Platinum: Babar Azam (captain), Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
- Diamond: Corbin Bosch, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris
- Gold: Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana
- Silver: Arif Yaqoob, Najibullah Zadran, Max Bryant, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufiyan Muqeem
- Emerging: Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat
- Supplementary: Ahmed Daniyal, Alzarri Joseph
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