Former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is unhappy on being demoted to number three in the batting order. The star expressed his disapproval during a PSL 2024 press conference. Azam says that he moved on from the role of opener for the sake of the team.
Babar Azam unhappy with Pakistan demotion
“I don’t feel or take any pressure whenever I open the innings (in T20Is). The team was demanding me to come down to No. three and I did it for the team. If asked from a personal perspective, I was not satisfied with the move but I did it for Pakistan,” Babar Azam says.
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Babar Azam in PSL 2024
Babar, despite averaging over 40 in T20 cricket, strikes at less than 130 in nearly 300 matches. But in this PSL 2024 season, the star batter has flipped the script. In the 7 matches he’s played so far, he has accumulated 394 runs at 65.66 and a strike rate of 152.12. He also had 1 hundred and 3 fifties.
These freakish numbers speak for themselves, but Babar Azam himself spoke about the often ‘unfair’ criticism he receives. After Peshawar Zalmi eked out a 4-run victory over the Multan Sultans last night, the batter responded to critics in the post-match presentation ceremony.
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