Babar Azam (AFP Photo)
The Pakistan batter scored 45 against Sri Lanka in the opening match before making 34 against England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 20.
“Look, man, you are such a top player; if you start exposing weaknesses across these three different areas, then when will you score runs?” he added. He said Babar needed to work on his batting and find ways to deal with these challenges. Babar Azam ’s struggle to turn good starts into big scores has raised questions about his form during the ODI tri-series. “You’ve got to improve. If you, as a batsman, show three different weaknesses—like, ‘Man, yes, I’m weak against spin, I have a problem against incoming balls from fast bowlers, and I have a problem with bouncers as well’—then you simply can’t score runs.
He is getting stuck against spinners, he is getting stuck against incoming deliveries from fast bowlers, and now bouncers have started against him,” he said. he failed to convert them into a big innings While Babar got starts in both matches. His dismissal against England brought former Pakistan player Tanveer Ahmed’s criticism, with the ex-cricketer pointing out three areas where Babar has been struggling. “Babar Azam has gotten stuck. Ahmed also questioned why a batter of Babar’s quality was allowing opponents to target so many weaknesses in his game.