Babar will get better and better as time goes by - we have a great batsman in the making - he just needs to be mentored properly.
That is one reason I want grant and Mickey to stay on.
Haris Babar Imam Shan is looking promising for our test future
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Babar will get better and better as time goes by - we have a great batsman in the making - he just needs to be mentored properly.
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I’m not going to lie, I always thought Babar was average in terms of fitness and discipline/ training, but supremely talented with the bat and just spent time in the nets.
However it’s clear from that video he takes his fitness very seriously. Those exercises are not easy by any stretch of the imagination, and though he looks skinny, he clearly is very strong.
Babar out for 43(30)
Can't the scorecard link on Cricinfo for this one.
Do you mean you cant find it?
If so,
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...set-vs-surrey-south-group-vitality-blast-2019
This will ruffle the feathers of some on here but I'll always say it how I see it. The reason why Somerset won was because Babar managed to get out at the right time otherwise they would have fallen short if he had batted for another 20-30 balls.
In contrast Eddie Byrom has played absolute blinder to come in and blast 54 off 19 balls - at a rate of almost 3 runs a ball! I want to know who this guy is...
I actually agree though babar is great I saw his last innings completely where he was top scorer with 80 odd and team still fell short by like 15 runs despite a great start and only like a couple of wickets had fallen. The reason was babar played extremely slow at the start and let the run rate get out of hand in the 10-12 over like it was nearing 12.5. Than he boosted his strike rate in the last overs but it was already too much. Now coming Eddie Byrom the guy is a great hitter like Peter Trego. England have so many of these guys waiting in the shed like crazy hitters if I was to name some it would be a very long list I think england are even favourites for world t20 and Pakistan can’t even produce a single hitter man we are so trash
This will ruffle the feathers of some on here but I'll always say it how I see it. The reason why Somerset won was because Babar managed to get out at the right time otherwise they would have fallen short if he had batted for another 20-30 balls.
In contrast Eddie Byrom has played absolute blinder to come in and blast 54 off 19 balls - at a rate of almost 3 runs a ball! I want to know who this guy is...
Out to Mujeeb for 4 (7).
His batting against spin is his much weaker attribute.
People will bring up the New Zealand game, however if Santner had a second full time spinner bowling in tandem with him, Pakistan would have lost that match hands down. New Zealand misread the pitch.
Not saying Babar is a bad player of spin, however he looks far more convincing batting against pace.
This isnt a babar specific criticism though, in all our batsmen, there is a notable weakness against spin.
Yes, I agree with you here. Modern generation of Pak batsmen are unusual in that they appear to be more comfortable against pace than spin. If you think back for a second to Misbah and Younis, then this is a stark change! It may give us more overseas wins in places like England but we will struggle in the UAE unless we play specialists from domestic cricket against the spinning ball when we play at home. Fawad Alam for example, could be a UAE specialist... Azhar is still not bad against spin. Haris has shown potential but has had his ups and downs against spin. Babar is improving against spin. But overall there is no one who can dominate spin the way YK and Misbah did.. at their peak they were the best players of spin in the world, especially Younis.
Oh this is going to be a great contest.
Oh this is going to be a great contest.
Yep did you see Amir's 2 overs? Looked rather harmless has to be said. Babar has won the duel so far with two fours and still batting...

Keeps on getting out in the exact same manner every game, it was the same thing in WC also. Hoick into leg side trying to hit a six. Needs to understand its just not his game to power the ball over midwicket, would be much better off trying to place the ball into the gaps looking for boundaries.



This past year has been his best. He's finally started scoring runs in tests, and he finally showed that he can carry a chase against NZ, which is a skill that is required if you want to be an ATG. He, and Haris Sohail will carry this batting lineup in tests and ODIs for the next 4 years.
No one thought he will reach such heights in T20's.
What an amazing player he is becoming.
I’m not going to lie, I always thought Babar was average in terms of fitness and discipline/ training, but supremely talented with the bat and just spent time in the nets.
However it’s clear from that video he takes his fitness very seriously. Those exercises are not easy by any stretch of the imagination, and though he looks skinny, he clearly is very strong.
correct.. but i think he needs to up the scoring a lot in tests.. currently he is lagging far far far n far behind most players in tests... in ODI, i think he is behind kholi n williamson only ... T20 he is a don ... but test, no even in top 20 ( on scoreboard and performance) .. he needs to bring it on.. if he gets in the top 10 rankings in tests, meaning scores heavily, then he will replace root in tht fab-4 list
correct.. but i think he needs to up the scoring a lot in tests.. currently he is lagging far far far n far behind most players in tests... in ODI, i think he is behind kholi n williamson only ... T20 he is a don ... but test, no even in top 20 ( on scoreboard and performance) .. he needs to bring it on.. if he gets in the top 10 rankings in tests, meaning scores heavily, then he will replace root in tht fab-4 list
Only guy in the team who has some proper form while weight lifting. I watched a ridiculous video of shan a few years ago trying to do some lifting without any proper form. Makes you wonder hwat type of trainers are around in the pakistan camp.
The last time I checked, I think Babar was 18th ranked in tests. So he is improving. Last year he was in the top 5 batsmen in terms of average. So he is starting to score runs, it's just a matter of time he starts playing some big innings, that will be remembered for years and will be impactful. I think Australia is the perfect opportunity for him to do that. A Pakistani who scores runs in Australia is always regarded very highly.
I agree, but the signs are good. He scored 2 hundreds last home season against 2 pretty good attacks. He was good in SA but at the end of the day no centuries. This year we face 2 relatively poor bowling attacks at home, so he should do well. Hope he can do well in Australia as well.
Also, Babar is yet to play a match-winning knock vs India. I wanna see that.
CT Final 2017, he played a match winning knock.
No he didn't. He only made 40 while Fakhar made a 100.
He has to get a big score vs Ind
Also, Babar is yet to play a match-winning knock vs India. I wanna see that.
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The first match of his that was being broadcasted and he gets himself run out and it was all his fault there was never a two there why o why babar the crowd is stunned

Another one was also broadcast, got out cheaply then too.![]()
