Mohammad Amir: “It’s easier to dismiss Rohit Sharma than to dismiss Babar Azam because Rohit plays aggressively and gives you chances as a bowler”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir finds it tougher to dismiss Babar Azam than India captain Rohit Sharma.
Explaining why, he noted that Rohit “plays aggressively and gives you chances as a bowler”, while Azam is much more conventional and renowned for his superb batting technique.
“It’s easier to dismiss Rohit Sharma than to dismiss Babar Azam because Rohit plays aggressively and gives you chances as a bowler,” Amir was quoted as saying by journalist Farid Khan on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Azam recently played in Pakistan’s three-match ODI series against New Zealand and amassed 129 runs, which included two fifties, at an average of 43.
He then proceeded to captain the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and scored 288 runs in 10 matches, which included three half-centuries, at an average of 36 and a strike-rate of 128.57.
Despite his solid performance in PSL 10, the 30-year-old was not picked for Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, which the men in green won 3-0.
Pakistan Squad for Bangladesh T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper) and Saim Ayub