LegendAli
First Class Player
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2012
- Runs
- 2,616
Seriously guys, think about it this guy has been playing Cricket since a very young age, 7-8 years old IIRC.
Not since 12-15 years old where a majority of young players likely start off but instead since he was much younger.
The last Pakistani cricketer who I believe started that young was Sarfaraz and he went onto become a household name in Pakistan during 2017 after winning his country an ICC tournament against all odds and at the same time outlining to the world the perks of starting out so young, yes it didn't last long but the blame at that point surely was not on Sarfaraz's skills.
The problem I have with Babar is Cricket is literally in your DNA, a feat majority of your peers don't have and cannot brag about, yet you're still inferior to them, makes 0 sense really.
and If you think I'm just talking about his performances in T20 then it couldn't be further from the truth.
U19, U15, you have it all yet you're still not that good, not as good as you should be at this point of your career, it's sickening and shocking.
When he performs consistently which is once in a blue moon, those kind of performances even if they're rare are expected from him at this point given his journey and the sole reason people continue to call him a very good player, however the very next game/series he shows the world why there's a big problem going on with him.
Long story short, if you give majority of cricketers Babar's journey they will literally give you similar consistency and results which the likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tedulkar, Joe Root, Steven Smith, Ricky Ponting, and even Ben Stokes have given to their respective countries in recent times.
It's mind boggling stuff, he hasn't done squat for Pakistan, it's one thing to be out of form and if that was the case I wouldn't of had this in my mind for so long but you're a completely rubbish player, given the circumstances of course and that too for such a long time.
There's a fabulous 4-5 debate which Babar is regularly a part of, tell me one thing, how many times have the other three/four players in that discussion won their country consistent/pressure games as compared to Babar? How many times have those guys been "out of form" as compared to Babar?
Babar should be world class right now, some believe it already but they still doubt themselves when they start kicking themselves the next time Babar plays one of his mediocre innings no matter the format, and then continues to be mediocre for another 7 games until he starts putting up some decent scores again for a little bit when the venue or opposition changes and the vicious cycle continues, it doesn't work like this guys.
There needs to be a fine line here, Babar Azam is not a generational player IMO, he may as well be going down the U. Akmal route if I'm being brutally honest, 2 straight tournaments now you've been batting like a tailender, which other player out of the fab 5 discussion has previously done this? That's what makes it infuriating.
We'll find out soon enough if he's been out of form or just likes playing against minnows in Bilateral series.
There are top quality players and then there's Babar Azam, tough situation to be in.
In the next year or two your all eyes are on you, we will surely get our answers, which way are you headed?
Come on chap this is not good, you got all the tools and experience and to top it off the journey to back it up, what gives?
Not since 12-15 years old where a majority of young players likely start off but instead since he was much younger.
The last Pakistani cricketer who I believe started that young was Sarfaraz and he went onto become a household name in Pakistan during 2017 after winning his country an ICC tournament against all odds and at the same time outlining to the world the perks of starting out so young, yes it didn't last long but the blame at that point surely was not on Sarfaraz's skills.
The problem I have with Babar is Cricket is literally in your DNA, a feat majority of your peers don't have and cannot brag about, yet you're still inferior to them, makes 0 sense really.
and If you think I'm just talking about his performances in T20 then it couldn't be further from the truth.
U19, U15, you have it all yet you're still not that good, not as good as you should be at this point of your career, it's sickening and shocking.
When he performs consistently which is once in a blue moon, those kind of performances even if they're rare are expected from him at this point given his journey and the sole reason people continue to call him a very good player, however the very next game/series he shows the world why there's a big problem going on with him.
Long story short, if you give majority of cricketers Babar's journey they will literally give you similar consistency and results which the likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tedulkar, Joe Root, Steven Smith, Ricky Ponting, and even Ben Stokes have given to their respective countries in recent times.
It's mind boggling stuff, he hasn't done squat for Pakistan, it's one thing to be out of form and if that was the case I wouldn't of had this in my mind for so long but you're a completely rubbish player, given the circumstances of course and that too for such a long time.
There's a fabulous 4-5 debate which Babar is regularly a part of, tell me one thing, how many times have the other three/four players in that discussion won their country consistent/pressure games as compared to Babar? How many times have those guys been "out of form" as compared to Babar?
Babar should be world class right now, some believe it already but they still doubt themselves when they start kicking themselves the next time Babar plays one of his mediocre innings no matter the format, and then continues to be mediocre for another 7 games until he starts putting up some decent scores again for a little bit when the venue or opposition changes and the vicious cycle continues, it doesn't work like this guys.
There needs to be a fine line here, Babar Azam is not a generational player IMO, he may as well be going down the U. Akmal route if I'm being brutally honest, 2 straight tournaments now you've been batting like a tailender, which other player out of the fab 5 discussion has previously done this? That's what makes it infuriating.
We'll find out soon enough if he's been out of form or just likes playing against minnows in Bilateral series.
There are top quality players and then there's Babar Azam, tough situation to be in.
In the next year or two your all eyes are on you, we will surely get our answers, which way are you headed?
Come on chap this is not good, you got all the tools and experience and to top it off the journey to back it up, what gives?
