[PICTURES] Babar Azam v2.0: Performance Watch

[Devadwal]

I thought he was your favourite as you were dying to see his return.

I thought Pakistan ia your favourite team as you're dying to support them

 

[heddie19]

Babar the batsmen is fine when chasing a target below 150.

The issue is when there is a total above 160 - he is unable to accelerate.

Do you know how many times Babar has chased 160 totals? Before commenting don't you think you need a little research to do?

 

[Asif321]

Best XI would have,

1. Fakhar
2. Saim
3. Babar
4. Hasan

You can’t discard Farhan especially how he performed in pressure games vs India . He has to be backed for Wt20. Saim is a lottery

 

[Hawkeye]

You can’t discard Farhan especially how he performed in pressure games vs India . He has to be backed for Wt20. Saim is a lottery

No way Farhan should get any game at the world t20.

Teams will play their full strength sides and he will be a total dud against half decent bowling.

He has absolutely no shots apart from closing his eyes and slogging towards the leg side. Apart from that he just plays dots. No offside game and no other shot.


This tukka shot has worked a couple of times but mostly he has only failed and batted at pathetic strike rate and low average. No good team is going to give him room and let him score.

 

[RidiculousMan]

You can’t discard Farhan especially how he performed in pressure games vs India . He has to be backed for Wt20. Saim is a lottery

Unfortunately his game won't make him survive long-term.

 

[Concerned]

Do you know how many times Babar has chased 160 totals? Before commenting don't you think you need a little research to do?

Enlighten me with your fact finding research

 

[Theanonymousone]

A very limited player for me. Pakistan has witnessed better batsmen with far superior technique.

He will not make the 11 for Top 4 teams now. So, calling him KING looked comical from past 3-4 years. But he is a better player than most Pakistan batsmen and should easily walk-into the ODIs and tests. T20s should strictly depend on the pitch. He is not someone who find the gaps regularly nor hits lifted shots, so doesn't fit into T20s on flat surfaces. His only utility is when Pakistan bowls well and restricts the opposition. That tells you his utility in the team. But sadly, Pakistan doesn't have much options.

What really surprised me is his red ball performances. He has gone so bad. His peak is very low and now if we call his form as a Low, then he is strictly mediocre. He needs to have a legendary breakthrough averaging 60+ to be even considered as a potential great in Tests

 

[sithb]

I do think he's a good test batsman. Might even end up being a better test batsman than Kohli (seeing the comparisons between the both so much) but that's more the mark of how much Kohli has declined rather than how babar has improved.

But he's too passive and reactive as a batsman. Seems to second guess always and is always relatively easy to set fields to.

 

[saimayubera]

I do think he's a good test batsman. Might even end up being a better test batsman than Kohli (seeing the comparisons between the both so much) but that's more the mark of how much Kohli has declined rather than how babar has improved.

But he's too passive and reactive as a batsman. Seems to second guess always and is always relatively easy to set fields to.

Won’t end up better than Kohli.

Kohli averaged 55 before declining and still has 30 100s at an average of 46.9.

Babar’s peak was 49 that too aided by flat pitches where he was outbatted by Khawaja, Brook etc.

Now that Pakistan has embarked on this dustbowl strategy his average will come down further.

Mind end up worse than Rahane/Shafiq etc.

 

[heddie19]

Go on. You have a device and an internet too.

Enlighten me with your fact finding research

 

[BouncerGuy]

Babar Azam has scored 58.03% of his T20I runs against SENA countries.....

ZIMBU ZIMBU ??? LOL

 

[Hitman]

Babar Azam has scored 58.03% of his T20I runs against SENA countries.....

ZIMBU ZIMBU ??? LOL

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Congrats! By the way, he has a career SR of 128.99 in international T20 cricket.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Congrats! By the way, he has a career SR of 128.99 in international T20 cricket.

Much better than many current intent merchants playing in Pakistan cricket team

 

[Hitman]

Much better than many current intent merchants playing in Pakistan cricket team

How does it compare with other top international T20 batters?

 

[Sachin fan]

Go on. You have a device and an internet too.

Nope, people who have something to share, share them, instead of vague posting like a teen on Facebook and then asking others to search for it

The onus is always on the person who claims something to demonstrate that claim.

 

[BouncerGuy]

How does it compare with other top international T20 batters?

Who said anything about international batters... It was for people who are calling him zimbabar everywhere... his runs are against SENA>.. more than 58%.... isn't it enough>

 

[Concerned]

Go on. You have a device and an internet too.

I don’t get the point you are trying to make.

I suggest if you do not have anything constructive to say then keep your time wasting one liners to yourself.

 

[Rana]

Congrats! By the way, he has a career SR of 128.99 in international T20 cricket.

Ik dam waqt aur jazbaat badl diye?

On top of it, he played 90% of his matches as opener to attain that sr

 

[Rana]

Babar Azam has scored 58.03% of his T20I runs against SENA countries.....

ZIMBU ZIMBU ??? LOL

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Average of 44 against USA

 

[Cricket Warrior]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1985735858884936131

 

[topspin]

Babar Azam has scored 58.03% of his T20I runs against SENA countries.....

ZIMBU ZIMBU ??? LOL

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This doesn’t tell us anything because it doesn’t differentiate his runs against first string attacks and those scored against depleted ones against the top 5 sides (Aus, SA, Eng, NZ and Ind).

Also why are we not showing his strike rate? Which you could argue is just as important (if not more) in the shortest format. Getting scared are we?

 

[topspin]

Average of 44 against USA

Good achievement for Babar because he would struggle to make the US side in the shortest format.

 

[Major]

What a century by the one and only, Bobzie the king.

Magnificent innings. His stroke play, his foot work were all top notch today.

KING IS BACK. BOBZIE THE KING

P.s. Supported by Prince Rizwan

 

[Devadwal]

What a century by the one and only, Bobzie the king.

Magnificent innings. His stroke play, his foot work were all top notch today.

KING IS BACK. BOBZIE THE KING

P.s. Supported by Prince Rizwan

Pakistan copy everything from india. Hahahahaha

King - Kohli ,fake King - Bobsy
Prince - gill , Fake Prince - Rizwan

 

[Sunny_majoka]

No loose shot today, magnificent 100 under pressure

 

[Devadwal]

Congratulations for Babar Azam to equal the most century record for Pakistan in ODI.

 

[Devadwal]

Congratulations to Babar Azam for equal the most century record for Pakistan in ODI.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Pakistan copy everything from india. Hahahahaha

King - Kohli ,fake King - Bobsy
Prince - gill , Fake Prince - Rizwan

Each country has its own king/prince.

 

[SM1989]

Lets see him do it in an ICC tournament pressure game

 

[Devadwal]

Each country has its own king/prince.

Cool. Time for Rizbar to bring back for the World T20 2026.

 

[pakistani pride]

LOL back to what?
Explain the point scoring runs vs these bowlers?

 

[Devadwal]

Lets see him do it in an ICC tournament pressure game

Matter of time. Wait for World T20 2026. Star are aligned for him to win the 2026 World T20 for Pakistan.

 

[JattMaula]

Don’t call it a comeback
He’s been here for years!
Babar’s cover-drives
Still bring bowlers to tears.

Been quiet for a while,
But now the King’s back swinging,
Three long years later
And the bat keeps singing!

They said he lost touch,
They said the form was gone,
But he walked out calm
Like “I’ll show you how it's done.”

Straight drives glowing,
Late cuts flowing,
Scoreboard moving
Cause the King’s still growing.

Don’t call it a comeback
Call it a reminder:
Form is temporary,
But class? That’s kinder.

Century on the board
And the crowd’s gone wild,
Babar back in beast mode
Never stopped being poster child.

So write it in the headlines,
Put it loud and clear:
“The King didn’t return…
He just shifted the gear!”

 

[pakistani pride]

Lets see him do it in an ICC tournament pressure game

Will never happen vs SENA/ India in big games.

 

[Devadwal]

Will never happen vs SENA/ India in big games.

You forget 2021 World T20 game against India.

 

[Theo_14]

Comeback for what? The players he was once compared to have all gone on to achieve far greater things. This 100 after 2 years is actually sad and a reminder how the standards of Babar have fallen so much. He should have been breaking far bigger records.

 

[Devadwal]

@Rana @RyanRyan10 King - Prince are coming to rules the World cricket . Are you ready for them in World T20 2026.

 

[pakistani pride]

Comeback for what? The players he was once compared to have all gone on to achieve far greater things. This 100 after 2 years is actually sad and a reminder how the standards of Babar have fallen so much. He should have been breaking far bigger records.

Agree a 100 and that too with so much tuk tuk vs trundlers.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Weird that we are celebrating this but okay.

Congratulations.

 

[Bewal Express]

Not out of the Woods yet but some encouraging signs. Babar is the most loved player of his generation and his revival would help to ease the pain of the country being a terrible state. Let's hope he kicks on and its not just a spike

 

[The_KING]

Good hundred, but let's see if he does that in the ODI world cup in 2027.

 

[Katwalindian]

You forget 2021 World T20 game against India.

Semifinal 2022 also

 

[Katwalindian]

Pakistan copy everything from india. Hahahahaha

King - Kohli ,fake King - Bobsy
Prince - gill , Fake Prince - Rizwan

What gill had done in pressure matches to be called Prince? He is just statpadder till now against mighty tounge, carse and overton..........the matches I seen of India he always failed....

 

[Katwalindian]

Pakistan copy everything from india. Hahahahaha

King - Kohli ,fake King - Bobsy
Prince - gill , Fake Prince - Rizwan

What gill had done in pressure matches to be called Prince? He is just statpadder till now against mighty tounge, carse and overton..........the matches I seen of India he always failed....

 

[Sachin fan]

What gill had done in pressure matches to be called Prince? He is just statpadder till now against mighty tounge, carse and overton..........the matches I seen of India he always failed....

Scored 754 runs in one series in England which included 4 100. In just one series. Reminder that Babar has 1 SENA 100 in his entire career.

There is no bigger arena to demonstrate a batsmans skills than test cricket.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Mubarak ho bhaiyon

Cake-cutting kab hai phir?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

In all seriousness, credit to him for playing a good innings. Hopefully for Pakistan he can return to form now, because he has completely wasted what should have been the prime years of his career.