After Pakistan’s poor performance vs India, Babar Azam has become one of the most hated creatures on the internet. So much so, that even the Pakistanis who adore him, have started questioning his position in the team. In the India vs Pakistan match he scored 23 from 26, and was dismissed by Hardik Pandya eventually. His record vs India in 9 matches, now stands at — 241 runs in at an average of 30.
Babar Azam or “Zimbabar?
In the first match vs New Zealand too, he was rather poor, scoring a slow 64 from 90. This has led former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria to think, if Babar Azam can actually score against the bigger teams? “Babar has not scored runs for so long. But when he scores, it is against Zimbabwe or against smaller teams. If he scores against big teams. So, there is no intent at all,” Kaneria told ANI.
Danish Kaneria Slams Mohammad Rizwan
That’s not it. Danish also raised pertinent questions on Mohammad Rizwan’s form, which hasn’t been great either. “There is no depth in the batting. Salman Agha and Khushdil Shah make some contributions sometimes. Saud Shakeel is a technically correct batter. But Rizwan’s bat seems to have stopped working. When the Champions Trophy squad was announced, one could see it getting eliminated pretty soon out of the tournament,” he added.
As things stand, Pakistan have already been eliminated out of the tournament, and still have a match to play. They play their last fixture vs Bangladesh on Feb 27, who also have been eliminated from the Champions Trophy.
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