Babar Azam picked Ricky Ponting as the player with the best pull shot
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Pakistan superstar Babar Azam believes legendary Australia captain and batsman Ricky Ponting has the best pull shot ever.
Ponting was widely renowned for his mastery of the shot, executing it with exceptional power and precision.
The 51-year-old is the third-highest run-scorer in Test history with 13,378 runs in 168 matches, which included 41 centuries and 62 fifties, at an average of 51.85.
He is also the fourth-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket with 13,704 runs in 375 games, which included 30 hundreds and 82 half-centuries, at an average of 42.03.
In regards to his T20 International career, Ponting made 401 runs in 17 matches at an average of 28.64. He struck two half-centuries, which included a career-best knock of 98 not out.
“Ricky Ponting,” Azam was quoted as saying by Khel Shel when asked about the player with the best pull shot.
Azam recently captained the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2026 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and helped his side be crowned champions after finishing as the top run-scorer with 588 runs in 11 games, which included two centuries and three fifties, at an average of 73.50 and a strike-rate of 145.90.
He then took part in Pakistan’s two-Test series against Bangladesh, but missed the 1st Test in Mirpur with a left knee injury.
The 31-year-old recovered in time for the 2nd Test in Sylhet, where he struck 68 and 47.
Azam and the Pakistan team will return to action soon as the men in green will face Australia in a three-match ODI series in Rawalpindi and Lahore from May 30 to June 4.
Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Maaz Sadaqat, Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Sahibzada Farhan, Shadab Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim
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