Pakistan batsman Babar Azam: “You can’t say that you’ve learned everything – the process of learning never ends. You can learn from anyone, whether it’s by watching a video, observing others, or learning from your juniors and seniors. Every little thing can teach you something”
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam has acknowledged that he does not know everything and emphasised that the learning process never truly ends.
He noted that he can pick up knowledge in a lot of different ways, “whether it’s by watching a video, observing others, or learning from your juniors and seniors.”
Azam is slowly starting to regain some form after going through a lengthy rough patch that saw him dropped from the Pakistan T20I team at one point.
During the home series against South Africa, he made 131 runs in two Tests, which included a top score of 50, at an average of 32.75.
In the T20Is that followed, he struck 79 runs, which included a top score of 68, at an average of 39.50 and a strike-rate of 117.91.
Azam then went on to accumulate 45 runs in three ODIs at an average of 15.
The 31-year-old fared significantly better in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka as he amassed 165 runs, which included his first century in international cricket since August 2023, at an average of 82.50.
“You can’t say that you’ve learned everything – the process of learning never ends. You can learn from anyone, whether it’s by watching a video, observing others, or learning from your juniors and seniors. Every little thing can teach you something,” Azam was quoted as saying on Facebook.
The Lahore-born batsman’s most recent assignment for Pakistan was a T20I tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, where he scored 127 runs in five matches, which included a top score of 74, at an average of 31.75 and a strike-rate of 112.38.
Azam is now in action in the Big Bash League (BBL), where he is representing the Sydney Sixers and has made 69 runs in three matches, which includes a top score of 58, at an average of 23 and a strike-rate of 121.05.