Babar Azam: “His maturity is impressive for someone so young”
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Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has praised up-and-coming batsman Maaz Sadaqat, saying he has impressive maturity for someone so young.
Azam’s remarks come after he played alongside Sadaqat while captaining the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
In four matches, the 20-year-old Sadaqat scored 78 runs, which included a top score of 55, at an average of 39 and a strike-rate of 165.95.
“His maturity is impressive for someone so young,” Azam was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Azam had a solid campaign in PSL 10 as he accumulated 288 runs in 10 games, which included three fifties, at an average of 36 and a strike-rate of 128.57.
Once PSL 10 was over, Azam and Sadaqat were both ignored by the selectors for Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, which they won 3-0.
They also weren’t picked for Pakistan’s tour of Bangladesh, where the men in green lost the T20I series 2-1.
Next up for Pakistan will be a tour of the West Indies, where they will play three T20Is and three ODIs from August 1 to 12.
Pakistan Squad for West Indies T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan Squad for West Indies ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
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