Steve Smith: "Babar Azam is a wonderful player. The last few years he's got better and better"

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Steve Smith: "Babar Azam is a wonderful player. The last few years he's got better and better"

Quotes from Steve Smith regarding Pakistan's visit to Australia later this year


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Steve Smith "Babar Azam is a wonderful player. The last few years he's got better and better. He's someone we have to look out for. He's dangerous and makes big scores and he usualluly does it at a pretty good pace as well" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusvPak?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AusvPak</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1664255347563831296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Steve Smith "Pakistan are such a proud cricketing nation. They've got supporters all around the world and they come out in numbers" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusvPak?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AusvPak</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1664255538748686337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Steve Smith "Shaheen Shah Afridi, he came out here last series. Since then, he’s got better and better. The ability to swing it back is obviously a big key for him so he’s certainly one we’ll have to look out for this year" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusvPak?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AusvPak</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1664256154736685061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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[CricketingMinds]

shouldn't Smith be focusing on the WTC finalists (aka India), rather than a series 6 months away with a mediocre team that hasn't won in Aus in a gazillion years.

 

[MenInG]

Big things expected of Babar in the tour of Australia - could be a career defining tour for him.

 

[CadPakFan]

Hopefully no dead rubber hundreds this time and we'll be able to see him perform when the game is genuinely alive and going against a full-strength Australian attack.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pitches will be flat in Australia. It is not that hard to score runs there. Just that Australia can outbat you.

 

[Mainul]

Pakistani bowling will decide the tone of the series.
Last time they got thrashed like a 2nd class club team.
This time they have got experience. Nasim, Shaheen has some match winning performances below their belts .
If they bowl well accordingly , Pakistan can fight.
If they don't perform Aussie batters will make this series boring and one sided.