Delhi: Pakistan captain Babar Azam He faced criticism for his slow batting in the first match of the Champions Trophy played against New Zealand on February 19 at the National Stadium in Karachi. Pakistan was asked to bat first, while New Zealand scored a huge 320/5. Babur opened with Saud Shakeel, but failed to give necessary runs for Pakistan.
Pakistan’s slow start
Pakistan could score only 22 runs in the powerplay. Worse than this Saud Shakeel And lost the wicket soon as Mohammad Rizwan. During this time, the run-rate reached around 7.20, which made the situation even more difficult for the Pakistani batsmen. Babur continued to rotate the strike during this time and completed his half -century in 81 balls.
Fans’ resentment over Babur’s batting
However, Babur failed to play big shots, while the run-rate was growing rapidly. Fans were unhappy about Babur’s way of batting, because Pakistan needed a batsman who would play big shots and keep the run-rate under control.
ICC ranking and criticism
Earlier on Wednesday, Babar Azam lost his ODI ranking number 1 from Shubman Gill of India. A fan questioned Babur’s batting and wrote, “Was he thinking about the ICC rankings?”
Another fan said that Fakhar Zaman, who was injured, was playing more than Babur.
“New Zealand is bowling well, but Pakistan is not able to put pressure on them. Fakhar, who was barely able to run, was showing better games than Babur, ”Fan wrote.
Another fan said not to compare Babur to Virat Kohli, “I have never seen an autism player like Babar Azam and people are comparing him to Virat Kohli.”
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