New Delhi. Playing their sixth World Cup match against Pakistan, South Africa continued their winning streak. An exciting match was witnessed between the two teams. Pakistan team stayed in the match till the last ball but in the end South Africa won the match. Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s bat definitely came in handy in this match. But he failed to convert small innings into big innings. Gautam Gambhir also expressed his anger on Babar during the commentary.
Commenting on Star Sports, Gautam Gambhir said, “Numbers and rankings are inflated. But if I say true number 1 player is the one who will make his team win. Despite scoring a half century, Babar Azam could not play a big innings.
Let us tell you that Babar Azam could score only 50 runs in this match. During this he faced 65 balls. He conceded his catch to Quinton de Kock due to a poor shot.
Rinku Singh proved inauspicious, had problems with teammates, Bhuvneshwar Kumar also did not get along.
Talking about the last 5 matches, Babar scored 10 against Sri Lanka, 50 against India, 18 against Australia, 74 against Afghanistan and 50 against South Africa. Pakistan won only one of these matches. Apart from this, all the teams defeated Pakistan.
Difficulties have increased for Pakistan in the World Cup. The team suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in the mega event. Now the Pakistan team is almost out of the tournament. So far she has managed to win only 2 out of 6 matches. His position in the points table is very bad. The team is in sixth place with 4 points. The net run rate is also in the red.
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Tags: Babar Azam, Gautam Gambhir, Pakistan Cricket Team, World Cup 2023
First published: October 28, 2023, 07:33 IST