New Delhi. Babar Azam is the number-1 ODI batsman. But so far they have failed miserably in World Cup 2023. Which is also affecting the team. Pakistan have lost 2 matches in a row and need to win the remaining five matches to qualify directly for the semi-finals. Babar could score only 18 runs in the match played against Australia on Friday. Due to which the team lost by 62 runs. Batting first in the match, Australia made a huge score of 367 runs. In reply, the Pakistan team could score only 305 runs. Leg spinner Adam Zampa took 4 wickets. Now Pakistan has to play a match against Afghanistan in Chennai on October 23.
According to the news of Geo News, all-rounder Imad Wasim, who is out of the Pakistan team, has attacked Babar Azam about his batting. He said that in a big tournament like the World Cup, there is pressure on you, but here you can also prove yourself. According to me, Babar Azam last performed well in a big match in 2019 World Cup against New Zealand. After this he could not lead the team to victory in big matches.
This is not criticism, this is reality
Imad Wasim said that I am not criticizing Babar Azam, but the fact is that he has failed to win the team in big matches for the last 4 years. He said that being the No.1 batsman in ODIs, Babar Azam’s responsibility is to win the match, but if he doesn’t, there will be certain questions. He needs to bat as per the needs of the team. He has the ability to dominate the bowlers. But they have not been able to do anything like this till date.
Average only 21
Babar Azam scored 50 runs against Team India in World Cup 2023 match. But in the other 3 matches he could not perform anything special. So far he has scored 83 runs at an average of 21 in 4 matches. The strike rate is only 79. Babar Azam scored 5 against Netherlands, 10 against Sri Lanka, 50 against India and 18 against Australia. Prior to this, Pakistan’s performance in the Asia Cup 2023 has not been anything special. The team had to face defeat from India against Sri Lanka. Due to this, the team could not make it to the finals. India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs.
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Babar Azam’s ODI record is superb. So far he has scored 5492 runs at an average of 57 in 109 innings of 112 matches. He has scored 19 centuries and 29 fifties. Babar Azam performed brilliantly in the 2019 World Cup. He scored 474 runs in 8 innings at an average of 68. Scored a century and 3 fifties. He is also the highest run-scorer for Pakistan in a single World Cup season. Talking about the World Cup 2023 points table, New Zealand is at the first place and the Indian team is at the second place.
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Tags: Babar Azam, World Cup 2023
First published: October 21, 2023, 16:00 IST