Babar Azam: “Foreign players make a real effort to participate here because the bowling standard is exceptional – every team has bowlers who can clock over 145 [kph]”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has heaped praise on the Pakistan Super League (PSL), saying every team has a bowler who can bowl at 145 kph.
He called the PSL “a top-tier league” and noted that many international players “make a real effort to participate here because the bowling standard is exceptional”.
Azam was recently in action in PSL 10, where he captained the Peshawar Zalmi and scored 288 runs in 10 games, which included three fifties, at an average of 36 and a strike-rate of 128.57.
“PSL remains a top-tier league. While some matches may not have drawn as much attention, overall, the quality hasn’t dropped. Foreign players make a real effort to participate here because the bowling standard is exceptional – every team has bowlers who can clock over 145 [kph],” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
After PSL 10, Azam didn’t make the cut for Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, which the won 3-0.
The men in green will now tour Bangladesh for a three-match T20I series, which will be held in Mirpur from July 20 to 24.
However, Azam was left out of the squad once again.
Pakistan Squad for Bangladesh T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza and Sufiyan Muqeem
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