File picture of Babar Azam© AFP
Babar Azam on Thursday was named the ‘ICC Males’s Cricketer of the 12 months’ and the ‘ICC ODI Cricketer of The 12 months’ for 2022. “Babar was the one participant to breach the 2000-run mark throughout the calendar yr throughout all codecs, and he did it in type as he broke previous that milestone in type whereas amassing a whopping 2598 runs at an imposing common of 54.12,” the Worldwide Cricket Coucil mentioned ion a press release. “His haul of eight a whole lot and 17 fifties throughout the calendar yr was Babar’s better of his profession to this point and there is no doubt the dynamic right-hander is presently on the prime of his recreation.”
Nonetheless, below his captaincy Pakistan have misplaced fairly just a few collection at dwelling in current occasions. Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali feels that the star batter ought to give up captaincy.
“Babar Azam ought to give up captaincy. If he leaves captaincy, he’ll break all information and surpass information made by greats within the recreation. His captaincy is affecting his efficiency with the bat, and he ought to concentrate on his batting,” Basit Ali was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
“Shaheen Afridi needs to be Pakistan’s captain. Shaheen can lead Pakistan in ODI and Check cricket if he stays match. Shadab Khan could possibly be Pakistan’s selection as captain in T20I cricket.”
Babar, who had a surprising yr with the bat in 2021, scored 679 runs from 9 ODI matches at a median of 84.87 with three centuries in 2022. Babar can also be the top-ranked batter within the ODI rankings, a title that he has held firmly onto since July 2021. Notably, below his management, Pakistan misplaced only one ODI in 2022.
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