Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been instructed to enhance his batting in opposition to spin and increase his total strike charge to be thought-about for Twenty20 internationals. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Babar is Pakistan’s batting mainstay in different codecs however has not performed a T20 International since their tour of South Africa late final 12 months.
The 30-year-old couldn’t discover a place within the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup subsequent month because the workforce administration confirmed religion in rising gamers akin to Sahibzada Farhan.
“There’s no doubt Babar’s been asked to improve in some areas around taking on spin and in terms of his strike rate,” Hesson stated of the top-order batter who has a modest strike charge of 129 in T20 Internationals.
“Those are issues he is working actually exhausting on. But in the meanwhile the gamers we have now, have performed exceptionally nicely.
“Sahibzada Farhan has played six games and won three player-of-the-match awards.”
Babar ought to use the Big Bash League in Australia to enhance his 20-overs batting and stage a comeback, Hesson stated.
“A player like Babar has an opportunity to play in the BBL and show he’s improving in those areas in T20s. He’s too good a player not to consider,” he stated.
Pakistan will start their Asia Cup Group A marketing campaign in opposition to Oman in Dubai on September 12 earlier than assembly arch-rivals India on the identical venue two days later.
Published – August 18, 2025 01:08 pm IST
