Babar Azam : Technique Scrutiny Thread

[spade]

Isn't the finished product yet and can't be expected at the age of 22 but, i feel that he has a lot of work to do before he can be a permanent part of the Pakistan test team, he is going alright in Limited overs but Umar akmal really should have been included in the test set up by the team management, way to ruin a player.

Also among all the young and upcoming players included by Pakistan in recent times i feel Sami Aslam is a very good batsmen and has the right ingredients to be a successful batsmen, disappointed not to have him in the limited overs.

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

150 kph as you said. But I only expect Starc to play. Others are never fit lol.

Cummins is Fit again and playing Domestic Odi Cup in Australia. Pattinson is also nearing a comeback.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Cummins is Fit again and playing Domestic Odi Cup in Australia. Pattinson is also nearing a comeback.

Haha they will get themselves unfit somehow. Write it down.

 

[desirous of desire]

It is good he's getting a reality check and now is the test of his character if he's willing to work on his shortcomings.

 

[Third Man]

This weakness against short ball was quite apparent even in the one dayers. Doesn't transfer his weight to the back-foot quickly enough, i.e plays the pull shot on the front foot. And doesn't swivel with it which makes his pull shot quite ugly tbh.

 

[Seen Sheen]

First real test in a long while and unfortunately impatience got the better of him.

Driving again without reaching to the pitch. Sort of banking on his stand and deliver approach. Goes without saying he has to be very selective about his drives against the moving ball. Hopefully, we'll see more patience from him next time.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Nope. His feet were moving well and he judged his offstump well. That was just an inexperienced loose shot.

Babar's problem is not foot movement, it's head and feet alignment at point of contact. Quite often his head stays behind the feet which makes him throw his bat relying solely on hand-eye.

Most people have this misconception that exaggerated front foot strides is good technique. It isn't. Long strides might look aesthetically pleasing when playing a cover drive on a half volley but it makes you a prime lbw candidate like Watson.

Negotiating the moving ball requires precise movement, either forward or backward, to align your head and feet with the offstump. Babar does this well and never loses his balance while doing so. His only problem is what I mentioned above which can be easily rectified as he matures.

His mistake today was just inexperience. You expect that from a 21 year old. If he started scoring tons on a green pitch at this age, Bradman's record would be in danger.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Most people have this misconception that exaggerated front foot strides is good technique. It isn't. Long strides might look aesthetically pleasing when playing a cover drive on a half volley but it makes you a prime lbw candidate like Watson.

*and you'd be chasing balls at 8th stump like Younis does.

 

[On_the_up]

He plays too far away from his body too often. Needs to tighten his defence if he is to succeed in testing conditions.

 

[Abdul]

Nope. His feet were moving well and he judged his offstump well. That was just an inexperienced loose shot.

Babar's problem is not foot movement, it's head and feet alignment at point of contact. Quite often his head stays behind the feet which makes him throw his bat relying solely on hand-eye.

Most people have this misconception that exaggerated front foot strides is good technique. It isn't. Long strides might look aesthetically pleasing when playing a cover drive on a half volley but it makes you a prime lbw candidate like Watson.

Negotiating the moving ball requires precise movement, either forward or backward, to align your head and feet with the offstump. Babar does this well and never loses his balance while doing so. His only problem is what I mentioned above which can be easily rectified as he matures.

His mistake today was just inexperience. You expect that from a 21 year old. If he started scoring tons on a green pitch at this age, Bradman's record would be in danger.

Good post but would you agree that impatience gets to him?

As you mentioned he played a loose shot but he was batting well before that

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Nope. His feet were moving well and he judged his offstump well. That was just an inexperienced loose shot.

Babar's problem is not foot movement, it's head and feet alignment at point of contact. Quite often his head stays behind the feet which makes him throw his bat relying solely on hand-eye.

Most people have this misconception that exaggerated front foot strides is good technique. It isn't. Long strides might look aesthetically pleasing when playing a cover drive on a half volley but it makes you a prime lbw candidate like Watson.

Negotiating the moving ball requires precise movement, either forward or backward, to align your head and feet with the offstump. Babar does this well and never loses his balance while doing so. His only problem is what I mentioned above which can be easily rectified as he matures.

His mistake today was just inexperience. You expect that from a 21 year old. If he started scoring tons on a green pitch at this age, Bradman's record would be in danger.

Very good post. He is gonna be our permanent number 3 in Tests and people just need to show some patience. Unfortunately many Pakistani fans lack it

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Good post but would you agree that impatience gets to him?

As you mentioned he played a loose shot but he was batting well before that

He's only 21-22. A lot of mental development ahead.

 

[Haroon786]

He has thrown away starts far too often in both ODIs and now Tests too this year - clearly needs to sort this out ASAP.

 

[street cricketer]

Jeez..Cut the boy some slack.

It's only his second test..

 

[Hasan123]

Nope. His feet were moving well and he judged his offstump well. That was just an inexperienced loose shot.

Babar's problem is not foot movement, it's head and feet alignment at point of contact. Quite often his head stays behind the feet which makes him throw his bat relying solely on hand-eye.

Most people have this misconception that exaggerated front foot strides is good technique. It isn't. Long strides might look aesthetically pleasing when playing a cover drive on a half volley but it makes you a prime lbw candidate like Watson.

Negotiating the moving ball requires precise movement, either forward or backward, to align your head and feet with the offstump. Babar does this well and never loses his balance while doing so. His only problem is what I mentioned above which can be easily rectified as he matures.

His mistake today was just inexperience. You expect that from a 21 year old. If he started scoring tons on a green pitch at this age, Bradman's record would be in danger.

Good post. When he gets his 1st century and he'll go on from there.

 

[Amjid Javed]

If hes going to bat at number 3 in tests he needs to learn to reign in some of his expansive drives and strokes early on especially in conditions outside of Asia and UAE as hes likely to fail if hes to over aggressive and flashy early on.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

His right hip is opening up too often as a result of his lower backlift which makes him go through the shot early when he looks to extend. This is not good because he squares up unnecessarily losing his base and power, also resulting in mistimed shots.

 

[Madplayer]

His right hip is opening up too often as a result of his lower backlift which makes him go through the shot early when he looks to extend. This is not good because he squares up unnecessarily losing his base and power, also resulting in mistimed shots.

Do u think he needs more muscles and strength training as well?

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Do u think he needs more muscles and strength training as well?

Strength training obviously won't hurt. That's something I'm sure they're already working on. But even at this stage he's shown he's capable of striking the ball with ease if he maintains his base.

 

[Abdullah719]

Babar, Labuschagne, Smith etc. taking an off-stump guard, while the other Pakistani batsmen are exposing their off-stumps. Interesting video.

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[silentkiller187]

Biggest issue for Babar is that he is Pakistani, most other nations would have turned him into an ATG, not so sure how he will fare at PAK.