Lahore [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): Former Pakistani wicketkeeper batter Kamran Akmal believes making Babar Azam open is ruining his confidence and Pakistan’s staff mixture.
Within the absence of Saim Ayub, Babar got here out to open for Pakistan alongside Fakhar Zaman through the first match of the ODI tri-series opener towards New Zealand.
Babar, struggling for kind, did not quench his thirst for runs and returned to the dressing room after a ragged 10(23). Kamran feels Babar’s confidence and the staff mixture are struggling as a result of present lineup.
‘You’re making Babar open. With this choice, the staff mixture is ruined, and so is Babar’s confidence,’ Kamran stated on his YouTube channel.
Since returning to Pakistan from South Africa, Babar’s kind has derailed. After blazing his technique to three successive fifties within the two Assessments in South Africa, Babar misplaced his mojo since encountering the West Indies in Multan final month.
From Assessments to ODIs, Babar has continued to endure scrutiny for his inconsistency. Within the first match of the ODI tri-series, Babar opened alongside Fakhar in a bid to get better his kind however did not ship one thing significant.
Babar’s outing become a fiasco with a knock of 10(23), leaving him looking for that elusive century since his 151-run knock towards Nepal in August 2023.
Babar’s latest descent in kind stems from the West Indies sequence, which was performed on a turning Multan strip. In Pakistan’s emphatic 127-run victory within the first Check, Babar flopped with scores of 8(20) and 5(11).
Within the second and ultimate match of the sequence on the identical venue, Babar’s Achilles heel was uncovered by the spin duo Gudkehs Motie and Kevin Sinclair.
After 1(5) within the first innings, Babar confirmed glimpses of his brilliance in his second flip however ultimately fell on 31(67). Babar will purpose to seek out his kind with the bat earlier than Pakistan begins their title defence within the Champions Trophy on February 19. (ANI)
