Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were not bought by any team in The Hundred 2023. While players like Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Ehsanullah were selected. Let us tell you why the Pakistani captain did not get a chance?
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New Delhi. captain of pakistan Babar Azam Is considered one of the best batsmen in the world. His fans call Babar better than Virat but this player played in England’s League The Hundred. No team made Babar Azam their own. There are total 8 teams in The Hundred tournament but no one bought the Pakistani captain. Not only this, Mohammad Rizwan, who scored the most runs in PSL, was also not sold. Now the question is why did this happen?
Why were Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who rained runs in Test, ODI, T20, PSL, not considered worthy of The Hundred League? Let us tell you that there are four major reasons for this ‘unfortunate’ that happened with Babur.
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strike rate of babar azam
Babar Azam may score runs consistently in every format but the biggest problem of this player is the strike rate. Babar’s strike rate in T20 cricket is less than 130. He plays long innings in T20 but he is not able to score runs fast. Babar, who has scored more than 9 thousand runs in his T20 career, has a strike rate of only 128.46, which is underestimated in the current era of cricket.
Babar gets trapped in the middle overs
The second major weakness of Babar Azam is his weakness in the middle overs. Even if Babar Azam bats fast in the powerplay, then after that he is seen stuck in the middle overs. In the middle overs, his strike rate is very low because this player does not play big shots. Also, good spinners or medium pacers are able to tie them down.
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Babar does not play for the team!
Recently another atmosphere has been created against Babar Azam. It is said about Babar Azam that he plays with the interest of the team for his big innings. Recently, in a match of Pakistan Super League, commentator Simon Doull had said a similar thing. Actually Babar was close to his century and his strike rate suddenly dropped a lot. Babar was successful in scoring a century but the team lost the match. In The Hundred, perhaps this thing would have also gone against Babar.
Babar lacks the art of finishing
No matter how many runs Babar Azam scores, he does not have the art of a match finisher. His team player Imam-ul-Haq himself has said this thing. Imam had said that Babar Azam could not put pressure on the bowlers like Virat Kohli. Imam had said that despite Babar being set at the crease, the bowlers were not afraid of him. The matter of giving the finishing touch has not come in them yet. It is possible that this thing also went against Babar in The Hundred.
By the way Babar Azam the hundred The major reason for not being sold is also being told that he was not available for all the matches of the league. He had to rest under workload management before the World Cup but the question is if Babar needs rest then what machines are Shaheen and Haris Rauf?
