Pakistan cricket team seems to beaming with pride as their talented skipper is making waves across the board. Not only is he world leading batsman across multiple formats (including ODI and T20), he has also played across 15 matches scoring 1,406 runs in 19 innings with an exceptional average of 78.11. Additionally, he has scored 5 centuries and 10 half-centuries since the beginning of the year!u00a0The Pakistan Cricket Board aka PCB sure seems to be happy. In a recent press conference, the batting coach, Mohammed Yusuf commented on Babar’s commendable performance, and added,Babar Azam has been showing everyone for the past two-three years that he is a massive player and performs even better in pressure situations. A player becomes big when he performs well under pressure. He is on a path towards becoming great in the game. The way he is batting in all formats, that too with the responsibility of captaincy, is an achievement. Even the team responds to him well. As a player and as a captain, he is playing exceptional cricket.
Ahead of his team’s high-octane clash with India, the batting coach said that the team is not focusing at that particular match only, but eyeing on grabbing the Asia Cup.u00a0Commenting on the heat, Yousuf said that the practice sessions of the Pakistani team has gone extremely well and the players have toiled hard despite the heat. Yousuf further added,It is hot and humid. But they are professionals. They practiced really hard. Of course, they are humans, they will feel heat and weakness. But they are enjoying it.The Asia Cup returns after a four-year interval with the 2022 Men’s Asia Cup being played in only T20 format. UAE will host nine games, including the finals, while a set of four games would be collectively held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The series will start from August 27 till September 11. The defending champions India would be looking to retain the spot.u00a0
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