 Former Pakistan batter Babar Azam poses within the image forward of the Huge Bash League ((BBL) 15 draft on June 13, 2025. – Instagram/@sixersbbl
Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam had a disappointing Huge Bash League (BBL) debut, scoring simply 2 runs off 5 balls within the opening match in opposition to the Perth Scorchers at Optus Stadium in Australia on Sunday.
The fitting-handed batter opened for the Sixers however misplaced his associate, Daniel Hughes, on the second supply. Cooper Connolly gave the house facet an early breakthrough.
Babar ultimately obtained the strike on the final supply of the primary over and sensibly blocked an angling supply from Connolly.
He struggled for runs within the subsequent over as he defended a size supply by Joel Paris earlier than surviving a scare when he short-arm-jabbed a hard-length supply, however couldn’t get the momentum because the ball floated briefly earlier than falling between the fielders stationed at mid-wicket and mid-on.
The 31-year-old lastly scored on the fourth supply of his BBL profession, awkwardly launching a size ball between further cowl and sweeper cowl for 2 runs.
Brody Sofa, nevertheless, drew curtains on his knock with a hard-length supply which obtained large on the star batter, who couldn’t clear the mid-on, the place Laurie Evans took a regulation catch.
Broadly thought to be one of many most interesting batters of the trendy period, Babar was roped in by the Sixers for the upcoming fifteenth version of the BBL as a direct signing.
To financial institution on the star batter’s fame, the Sixers launched a particular fan zone in October, titled “Babaristan” to rejoice the 31-year-old’s maiden stint within the BBL, whereas additionally allotting him a particular three-digit jersey quantity, 056.
