Ramiz Raja: “Babar Azam looked nervous against express pace. He needs to work on his batting”
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes current Test skipper Babar Azam seems nervous when facing express bowling.
Ramiz noted that Azam needs to work on this aspect of his batting, particularly given how important he is to Pakistan’s batting line-up.
“Babar Azam looked nervous against express pace. He needs to work on his batting,” he was quoted as saying by journalist Arfa Feroz Zake on X.
Azam recently featured in Pakistan’s ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and England, where he made 118 runs in five matches at an average of 23.60.
The 32-year-old is now captaining Pakistan in their two-Test series against Sri Lanka and kicked things off with a knock of 50 in the first innings of the ongoing 1st Test in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan Squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka: Babar Azam (captain), Aamer Jamal, Ali Shabbir, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Mohammad Abbas, Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha, Tayyab Arif, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Sameer Minhas, Saqib Khan and Saud Shakeel