Former cricketers criticize Babar for Pakistan's loss

Former cricketers criticize Babar for Pakistan's loss

Pakistan lost to New Zealand by 60 runs in the opening match of the Champions Trophy. The blame for the failure lies with Pakistani batsman Babar Azam. Former cricketers believe that his slow innings prevented the team from moving forward on the path to victory.


Chasing a target of 321 runs to win, Babar played an innings of 64 runs off 90 balls, with a strike rate of just 71.11. Pakistan needed to score 6.42 runs per over to win, but Babar played 52 dots off 90 balls, which went as 57.77% balls.

Legendary Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram said in a post-match analysis on YouTube channel Sports Central, "I told Babar before the match not to think about the run rate, to take his time and let the batting revolve around him. But I think he took it a little too seriously! But I didn't ask him to play so many dots."

Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a dig at Babar's batting on social media X, writing, 'Babar's journey to fifty with Salman Ali Agar's batting is like the best depiction of the tortoise and the hare story.'

After losing 3 wickets for 69 runs on the day, Babar put on a 58-run partnership with vice-captain Salman Agar off 59 balls. However, the difference was clear - Salman scored 42 runs off 28 balls, while Babar only made 16 off 31 balls.

According to another former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif, Babar's batting is completely incompatible with modern cricket. He wrote on X, 'Babar is still playing 80s ODI cricket. He has hit only two boundaries against irregular spinners, and has scored few runs in the middle overs. This batting is of no use in modern cricket.'

This defeat has made Pakistan's path to the Champions Trophy semi-finals even more difficult. It goes without saying that the discussion about Babar's form and batting style will only increase.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Samit gets FIFA clearance to play for Bangladesh

Image
 Samit gets FIFA clearance to play for Bangladesh Samit Som has received FIFA permission to play for the Bangladesh national football team. Samit may make his debut for the Bangladesh team against Singapore on June 10. Samit has received the Canadian Soccer Association's clearance before applying for a Bangladeshi passport. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Vice President Fahad Karim confirmed the matter on Thursday. Samit Som is scheduled to apply for a passport at the Bangladesh Embassy in Canada in the next two to three days. Fahad Karim said that all efforts are being made to expedite Samit Som's passport and other formalities. After getting the passport, an application will be made to FIFA. The BFF has kept Samit Som in its plans around the Singapore match in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers on June 10.
Read more

Mysterious posts of cricketers not getting a place in the team

Image
Mysterious posts of cricketers not getting a place in the team The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad on Friday for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. The first ODI of the series will be held in Sharjah on November 6. BCB announced a 15-member team with Nazmul Hossain Shanto as the captain ahead of this series. It was already confirmed that Shakib Al Hasan will not be in the squad. Liton Das could not play the second and final Test of the series against South Africa due to fever. Liton is also not in the team for the Afghanistan series as he has not yet recovered. Earlier, Bangladesh last played ODI in March this year. Taijul Islam, Enamul Haque Bijay and Hasan Mahmood lost their place in the Afghanistan series team from the team that played against Sri Lanka. Among them, Nasum Ahmed has been called up instead of Taijul, Nahid Rana has joined the squad as a new face. Within a few hours of being dropped from the team, the cricketers posted suggestive posts ...
Read more

Argentina's 2025 match schedule, who will they face when?

Image
Argentina's 2025 match schedule, who will they face when? Argentina has been in great form since winning the World Cup. They won the Copa America title in 2024 as well. Messi and Martinez recently surprised in the World Cup qualifiers. Lionel Scaloni's team finished the year at the top of the FIFA rankings. The 2026 World Cup is ahead. The target for the new year is the World Cup qualifiers. Messi is at the top of the table in the CONMEBOL qualifiers. With 25 points from 8 matches, they have won. There are three losses including one draw. Uruguay is second in the table with 5 points less. The Blues will play a total of six matches in 2025. All of the matches are World Cup qualifiers. This time, Messi has a big challenge ahead of him. Although they are ahead in the points table, Argentina's opponents in the new year are strong Brazil and Uruguay. They will have to overcome this difficult path to make themselves known in the next world football tournament. Lionel Messi's...
Read more