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Do you agree with Babar Azam's inclusion in the T20I squad for the series against South Africa?

Do you agree with Babar Azam's inclusion in the T20I squad for the series against South Africa?

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Babar Azam is back in Pakistan’s T20I squad for the home series against South Africa and the tri-series featuring Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. After missing recent events, his return has reignited discussions around form, leadership, and team balance.

Do you agree with his inclusion — or should Pakistan have looked elsewhere this time? Let’s hear your take.
 
BouncerGuy said:
haha... What about Haris?
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Haris is a hit or miss. Usman Khan has done better in domestic but I will reserve judgement until I see usman Khan in action.

Fakhar on the other hand is the greatest Pakistani batsmen to grace this earth since the golden era of saeed, Zaheer, Younis, Ijaz, Inzi, Yousaf and many other names who i am possibly missing. Said names being absent since 2016.
 
mominsaigol said:
Haris is a hit or miss. Usman Khan has done better in domestic but I will reserve judgement until I see usman Khan in action.

Fakhar on the other hand is the greatest Pakistani batsmen to grace this earth since the golden era of saeed, Zaheer, Younis, Ijaz, Inzi, Yousaf and many other names who i am possibly missing. Said names being absent since 2016.
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In ODIs?? Yeah agreed
 
mominsaigol said:
49 runs in one day, 1 run on the 2nd day :vk2 .

The 50 needs to be achieved in 2 segments 👺
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Bro they were happy with the 40 in the 1st Test too.

It’s a real shame actually. I can’t say I am not guilty of hating on him. I don’t want him in T20s and because of that I want him to fail badly in Tests, because apparently his form in Tests will decide his T20 spot.

This is rubbish! This makes no sense! I just can’t support this team and every player for Pakistan because of these two Babar and Rizwan, and because of all the illogical preferential treatment they receive!

So if Imam scored 2 hundreds in these 2 Tests, he plays ahead of Fakhar and Sahibzada in T20s?
 
Rana said:
Bro they were happy with the 40 in the 1st Test too.

It’s a real shame actually. I can’t say I am not guilty of hating on him. I don’t want him in T20s and because of that I want him to fail badly in Tests, because apparently his form in Tests will decide his T20 spot.

This is rubbish! This makes no sense! I just can’t support this team and every player for Pakistan because of these two Babar and Rizwan, and because of all the illogical preferential treatment they receive!

So if Imam scored 2 hundreds in these 2 Tests, he plays ahead of Fakhar and Sahibzada in T20s?
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He ironically would if he wasnt a coward. Imam in reality is too afraid of representing Pakistan on the t20 stage cause he knows full well he'll be a comedian.

Not cause PCB doesn't want him. I'll give imam some credit atleast. He is a 🤡 but atleast he's smart enough to identify this fact and avoid the format even PSL and t20 franchise included.
 
mominsaigol said:
He ironically would if he wasnt a coward. Imam in reality is too afraid of representing Pakistan on the t20 stage cause he knows full well he'll be a comedian.

Not cause PCB doesn't want him. I'll give imam some credit atleast. He is a 🤡 but atleast he's smart enough to identify this fact and avoid the format even PSL and t20 franchise included.
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Hahaha Imam has always been brave and registered his name in all leagues for the drafts

He’s an honest trier the lad :ROFLMAO:
 
Form is temporary but class is permanent
Welcome back Babar, as long as you don’t open and bat where you do in tests
The recent Asian cup was dying for a middle order pair of Usman khan and Babar azam and now we have it. Bring on the africaaners
 
Babar was dropped from tests after 1st test of England series but recalled again to test side without any performance and now everyone can see the result.

Same has happened in T20s, rightly dropped but being recalled without performance. May be there is a pressure from sponsors
 
Based on what we say in the Asia cup - Babar, at his worst, might still be on par with his replacements that were on offer.
So definitely the right call
 
Voted Yes because the replacements don't seem to be any better. He's not what Pakistan need for their white ball cricket though.
 
Me personally, I don't like Babar's inclusion. I don't think it sends the right message to the players.

He hasn't from the looks of it done much improvements to his game at all & still seems like a walking wicket.
 
It's probably better if he was a walking wicket. Pakistan stand to lose much more when he saps the momentum scoring 40 off 32-33.

But that said, I do think Pakistan needs someone like Babar to hold one end up. If only to ensure they reach a target to remain competitive. Atleast for the short term. He just can't be batting like it's ODI mode in T20's though. His biggest weakness is his inability to rotate strike. If he can ensure that he rotates the strike, he should in theory be able to allow other batsmen to go big.
 
Can anti Babar brigade explain this?

1 Why Mohammad Harris is so pathetic that he averages 11 with SR of 118 against non minnows?
2 What has Fakhar done in 109 T20Is? Why is his SR so bad for such an intent player?


Open challenge. Please talk facts.
 
RizwanT20Champ said:
Can anti Babar brigade explain this?

1 Why Mohammad Harris is so pathetic that he averages 11 with SR of 118 against non minnows?
2 What has Fakhar done in 109 T20Is? Why is his SR so bad for such an intent player?


Open challenge. Please talk facts.
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Looks like Babar and Rizwan’s numbers in the 2022 World Cup having playing over 50 T20s each
 
Rana said:
Looks like Babar and Rizwan’s numbers in the 2022 World Cup having playing over 50 T20s each
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Come on bro, you are comparing one tournament (where Pak reached F and RizBar scored winning 50s in SF) to whole careers of Harris and Fakhar. So if even we accept RizBar were below average in that tournament we will need to accept that Fakhar and Harris have been mediocre or worse all their career.
 
After Pak (and Babar) get humiliated in 2026 WC by India and some minnow (Nepal/Italy etc) Rizwan/Shadab etc will return until they lose in 2028 and then Babar will return. So on and so forth.
 
Babar is " andho main kaana raja ". The half blind rules over the blind

The Pakistan middle order is way too brittle. Having Babar as anchor might help prevent the Asia Cup final like collapse

Pakistan is caught in a quandary. The big hitters ( Haris / Saim / Nawaz ) dont last long , the proper batters ( Babar / Rizwan ) are low on intent
 
You guys should question Agha's inclusion lol He has literally done nothing in T20 ever. He is like 32 now. In the Asia cup 7 matches 72 runs 12 average 80 strike rate.
 
No. If I were Babar, with the current form, I would have taken some time off and worked on my technique

South African commentators are not loke PAkistani. The don't just say "poorly played"
Shaun Pollock explained it perfectly yesterday. Babar's head is not following the ball. He is so talented that he still can score a few runs with this shortcoming but he can't play a long innings with this problem.

Cricket skills are very perishable. If you play after long intervals you use them. Best for him to play a long season of first class cricket and then return to the Pak team
 
YousafTheBeast said:
They replaced Fakhar Zaman with Babar Azam.

Even his fan girls know how crazy that is, which is why they can’t even acknowledge it.

“Oh, it’s better than having Haris in the team”. lol
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Babar is miles better T20 batter than Fakhar. Can you find me 3 match-winning T20i innings for Fakhar? I can give you over a dozen for Babar.
 
While other players like abhishek, head, buttler etc are going in helicopters, babar will chase them on a rusty motorcycle waiting for his cover drives. Wow , its a die hard movie stuff.
 
heddie19 said:
Babar is miles better T20 batter than Fakhar. Can you find me 3 match-winning T20i innings for Fakhar? I can give you over a dozen for Babar.
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Yeah now you will show performances vs C teams of England, Australia along with some Nepal knocks.
 
Babar has not done anything to make a comeback but selectors have selected him now. We have seen Salman as captain, saim stll in the squad after scoring 5 ducks in 6-7 games. So anything is possible... I am fine with this as well
 
BouncerGuy said:
Babar has not done anything to make a comeback but selectors have selected him now. We have seen Salman as captain, saim stll in the squad after scoring 5 ducks in 6-7 games. So anything is possible... I am fine with this as well
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Bhai, why do your opinions keep changing and flopping like a fish?
 
mominsaigol said:
Bhai, why do your opinions keep changing and flopping like a fish?
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Bhai fact is fact... But if salman can be your captain, saim can keep his spot after multiple ducks game after game, then why not babar make a comeback???

You are changing goalpost here...NOT ME
 
BouncerGuy said:
Bhai fact is fact... But if salman can be your captain, saim can keep his spot after multiple ducks game after game, then why not babar make a comeback???

You are changing goalpost here...NOT ME
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Multiple wrongs do not make a right lol. 🤣🤣. What a weird logic.
 
mominsaigol said:
Multiple wrongs do not make a right lol. 🤣🤣. What a weird logic.
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Wrongs are part of PCB... we accepted Salman and saim.. You accept Babar... AFTER ALL THIS IS PAKISTAN'S TEAM, NOT YOURS OR MINE..

we want them to win. SIMPLE
 
BouncerGuy said:
Wrongs are part of PCB... we accepted Salman and saim.. You accept Babar... AFTER ALL THIS IS PAKISTAN'S TEAM, NOT YOURS OR MINE..

we want them to win. SIMPLE
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Caps locks ain't going to save you this time.

This post of yours is devoid of any rational thought and reasoning 🤣🤣🤣.

we accepted salman and saim, you accept babar 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

This has to be the funniest comment ive read all day.
 
mominsaigol said:
Caps locks ain't going to save you this time.

This post of yours is devoid of any rational thought and reasoning 🤣🤣🤣.

we accepted salman and saim, you accept babar 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

This has to be the funniest comment ive read all day.
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Enjoy
 
He cant even read any spinner from hand. Throwing wicket to club level spinners.
He should go and play a complete domestic season to regain his form

He has no confidence and looks like having weak reflexes
 
YousafTheBeast said:
What did Babar do to deserve a comeback?

Usually when someone gets dropped, they’ll go back to domestic and try to earn their place back in the team. Did Babar do this?
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Babar worked very hard with his PR and journalists to put pressure on the current team and management. Hard work.
 
Rana said:
Babar worked very hard with his PR and journalists to put pressure on the current team and management. Hard work.
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They better be blow torching those T20 pitches. Put 10 fans all round the pitches. Get Lala doing some Samba on the middle with his spikes.

Then we’ll see how those majestic cover drives look.
 
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