Pakistan cricket team batter Babar Azam’s miserable form continues as he was dismissed cheaply once again in PAK vs BAN 2nd Test. The former skipper’s last century came against Nepal and has been quite miserable with the bat since then. Azam’s teammate Salman Ali Agha defended the batter and claimed that it won’t be too long before Babar starts to score runs again.
Out of form Babar Azam gets teammate’s backing
Speaking at a press conference after the day’s play, Pakistan’s Agha claimed that there were 10 others in the team apart from Babar Azam who could have performed. He added that the focus should not be only on one player. It is pertinent to note that Azam is yet to score a century in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.
“Babar Azam is a world-class player. As a cricketer, you go through these phases. He has scored consistently throughout the last five years. Soon, we will see him scoring big runs for Pakistan again,” Agha said.
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“As a cricketer, you have such phases in your life. There are 10 other players in the team, you should focus on them. It’s fine if he’s struggling. He will return to scoring big runs very soon,” Agha added.
PAK vs BAN 2nd Test
Pakistan are all out for 274 despite fifties from Shan Masood, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the best bowler with 5/61. Ayub and Masood added a century stand for the second wicket after losing Abdullah Shafique early. But they kept losing wickets at regular interval after that. Bangladesh ended Day 2 at 10/0. Earlier, Pakistan cricket team were asked to bat with Bangladesh winnin the toss.