Babar Azam in motion in opposition to India through the ICC Males’s Champions Trophy, Dubai Worldwide Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 23, 2025. — Reuters
LAHORE: Former captain Babar Azam has been instructed to enhance his batting in opposition to spin and increase his general strike fee to be thought-about for Twenty20 Internationals, coach Mike Hesson stated.
Babar is the nationwide staff’s batting mainstay in different codecs however has not performed a T20 Worldwide since their tour of South Africa late final 12 months.
The 30-year-old couldn’t discover a place within the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup subsequent month because the staff administration confirmed religion in rising gamers equivalent to Sahibzada Farhan.
“There’s no doubt Babar’s been asked to improve in some areas around taking on spin and in terms of his strike rate,” Hesson stated of the top-order batter who has a modest strike fee of 129 in T20 Internationals.
“Those are things he’s working really hard on. But at the moment the players we have, have done exceptionally well.
“Sahibzada Farhan has performed six video games and received three player-of-the-match awards.”
Babar should use the Big Bash League in Australia to improve his 20-overs batting and stage a comeback, Hesson said.
“A participant like Babar has a possibility to play within the BBL and present he is enhancing in these areas in T20s. He is too good a participant to not take into account,” he stated.
Pakistan will start their Asia Cup Group A marketing campaign in opposition to Oman in Dubai on September 12 earlier than assembly arch-rivals India on the identical venue two days later.
