Completely agree. I would say this World Cup has exposed him as a batsman who averages 40 with a strike rate of 80. All the minnow bashing and runs from the underpowered teams has inflated his batting average and strike rate to mid 50s and high 80s respectively.
Abdullah Shafique had only played a handful of List A matches before this tournament yet he looks like a far more accomplished batsman.
Bruh this was obvious. Unlike odi where the new 2 ball system is a joke, test is one format where the old ancient rules remain, and Abdullah and saud have frequently embrassed imam, Babar and rizzu in that format.
Yes test =/= odi otherwise yk would be a odi goat, but the 2 new ball system and the new pp system makes odi ironically the easiest format from both t20 and test.
Just look at every tournament babar has been where he's forced to play a sides.
2017= Does nothing until semi and finals and soft scores in both. In semi's he scored when match was already won by fakhar and in final, Hafeez and imad carried on from fakhar and azhar master class, babar was a footnote.
2019= only one NZ innings was good, however that innings was an anchor and go through innings, not a domination innings like fakhar played in 2017 or what quiton, Warner, Sharma, Ravidra, Makram and kohli have played in this world cup.
2021 wc: Good anchor innings against India but vanishes for the rest of the tourney and scores a match losing innings against aus in semi final 39 of 34 lol.
2022 wc: Beyond hilarious, only one 53 against nz in semi final, otherwise vanishes through and through especially in the final.
2023 Asia cup= Does nothing besides bullying Nepal lol.
2023 wc: Scored 3 match losing 50's
Babar has clearly been exposed in test due to his inability to play the soft ball and his inability to play spin since abrar being succesful in test is due to it spinning more. He's also clearly been exposed with actual A string sides in pressure situations since 2017.
3 consequetive centuries against wi and aus d tier was enough to convince fans ig.
I told people this time and time again, Fakhar inform and even now that he's fit again is superior to babar, The fact that babar just said if falhar bats 20 overs we win, like bro why do you need fakhar hand holding? Shouldn't the no 1 batter in the world have the same impact?
Fakhar's 114, 194 is beyond anything babar cam ever do as that was achieved against top tier Indian and sa sides. 200 achieved against Zimbabwe whereas balloon boy imam made molasses 100's against them.
Fakhar's lack of form for the past 10 matches was due to fitness and injury, now that he's back he showed why he's still the best batter for Pakistan period. Babar is a fraud.
Fakhar's 45 avg and 92SR was achieved playing fearless cricket and playing for the team, Babar 57 avg and 89 sr was achieved by being spineless and minnow bashing.
, oh yes, he is a great spinner.
. They might announce an all out war against all the "haters" for having the audacity to doubt the almighty king.
