Last Updated: December 11, 2023, 15:07 IST
Babar Azam averages 47.74 after 49 Tests. (AFP Photo)
All eyes might be on Babar Azam who’s going to be central to Pakistan’s hopes of a great displaying within the upcoming Test sequence towards Australia.
Australian cricketers have lavished reward on Pakistan star Babar Azam forward of their upcoming Test sequence beginning on December 14.
The first Test match between India and Australia will happen on the Optus Stadium in Perth whereas the remaining two video games might be performed in Melbourne.
Ahead of the sequence opener, Cricket Australia shared a video on their YouTube channel wherein the Aussies have been explaining why Babar is definitely amongst the ‘upper echelon’ of batters in trendy cricket.
“He’s been battling hard out in the middle…he doesn’t have too many weaknesses…pretty tight technique”, Australia captain Pat Cummins mentioned.
The likes of Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc additionally chimed in to debate what makes Babar so particular.
One of the extra recognisable pacers on this planet, Hazlewood mentioned that Babar has modified his recreation to be much more efficient in Test cricket.
“He’s just a class player [who] has been playing for a long time and then you know changed his game to be strong in the Test Arena as well,” Hazlewood defined.
Lyon, probably the most prolific offspinner in Australian cricket historical past, mentioned, “Babar is extremely talented, he’s got beautiful hands…he scored some runs I think it was Gaba last time…always wants to compete against the best players in the world and he’s definitely one of them.”
Australia’s World Cup star Mitchell Starc is hopeful to maintain Babar quiet and stop him from making any impression within the upcoming sequence.
“He’s got all the shots, he’s someone who can build an innings or can be ultra-aggressive and take a game away…he’s one of the world’s best and hopefully we can keep him quiet,” Starc mentioned.
Australia are the present holders of the ICC World Test Championship and that is their second sequence of the continued cycle.
They gained the WTC last towards India again in June this yr.
Pakistan might be hoping for some success on the Australian shores.
They had a disappointing displaying on the World Cup which led Babar stepping down because the captain from all three codecs of cricket.
Shan Masood might be main the facet towards Australia in Perth.
