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[VIDEOS] Sydney Sixers land Babar Azam for the entire BBL|15 season as a pre-draft signing

“Runs apne kar loo

Koi bhi jeetey

Bowlers ko blame doon

Unko ghaseetain”



Excellent yaar! Beautiful poetry
 
Babar getting signed for BBL was enough to burn many...

Even if this statement was true, I would've waited until the end of the tournament because after a few hours later...

Babar failed in his first outing... 2 off 5 balls.

Many here will be happy.

... You're now having to report his dismissal after scoring just 2 runs :ROFLMAO:
 
@BouncerGuy just left the building and has also left poor guys like Gazza and Kiani all on their own :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

“Apna apna dekh lo bhaiyyo, main tou nikloo” :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
Yet another failure for Babar.... Things are going bad for babar nowadays...

9 off 10 balls today against Adelaide Strikers in BBL game.
 
The bowler+captain especially set that field the ball before for this dismissal. Commenters pointed it out too.

Amateur stuff. This is your BOX OFFICE signing?
He always got out like this vs spinners, now even against a medium pacer.
 
His day will come when McGrath, Lee and Gillespie gear up to bowl to him

Babar will murder them today in this era just like he would have handled them in their prime @Kianig89

What you want Sixers to revoke Babar contract, let him have his stint , the result will be visible for everybody
 
Oh yes, the visible result....Like the 2022 world cup down under?
I think CA care more about the fact that he's available all season. BBL teams have major availability issues because of the window in which this tournament runs. Almost every major team is playing a series, including Australia.
 
There are so many six hitters in West Indies that BBL could have gone after unless they believed the social media hype of Babar.
 
There are so many six hitters in West Indies that BBL could have gone after unless they believed the social media hype of Babar.
They probably signed him to create SM hype for team. Because no one can sign him on the basis of performance.
 
Sounds like a totally made up news. Makes no sense whatsoever

Also, PCB is not going to let it happen just a day after assuring CA of full availability of the entire Pak contingent
Made up?

Saleem Khaliq is reliable
 
Sounds like a totally made up news. Makes no sense whatsoever

Also, PCB is not going to let it happen just a day after assuring CA of full availability of the entire Pak contingent
I think some players will be back for the national duty and Babar could be one of them if he will be part of the national squad.
 
Made up?

Saleem Khaliq is reliable
Yeah sounds made up because it’s got no sense. BBL signed them up lately because of their availability and their chief just said that that is going to be the case.

So, yeah, it’s lacking sense but idk… I guess anything can happen with Pak players.
 
Made up?

Saleem Khaliq is reliable
If Babar or any other Pakistani player's are skip the Sri Lanka series and Pakistan is eliminated from the ICC World T20 tournament before the semi-finals, you will be the first one to criticise them.

I think playing against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in similar conditions just before the World T20 is more important than playing in the BBL.

But PCB is also at fault in this because they should not have assured Cricket Australia that Pakistani players would play the entire BBL.

:kp
 
If Babar or any other Pakistani player's are skip the Sri Lanka series and Pakistan is eliminated from the ICC World T20 tournament before the semi-finals, you will be the first one to criticise them.
No.

I will criticise Babar all the time.

He has no place in the T20 team. Either way.
 
so be honest

Look at how Philipe and Hughes batted…

Are you telling me this is a good innings by Babar?
 
so be honest

Look at how Philipe and Hughes batted…

Are you telling me this is a good innings by Babar?
I have an UI that does impact analysis. I can share the code here. Small code. But not sure if it is allowed.Let me share the screenshot of Babar's innings for SS

Screenshot-2025-12-21-120647.jpg
 
I have an UI that does impact analysis. I can share the code here. Small code. But not sure if it is allowed.Let me share the screenshot of Babar's innings for SS

Screenshot-2025-12-21-120647.jpg

Bro great find. Is there an app or a website for this?
 
Bro great find. Is there an app or a website for this?
I can paste the code here. save it as html file. Open it in chrome browser.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Impact Analytics Pro</title>
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
<style>
.animate-pulse-slow { animation: pulse 3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.6, 1) infinite; }
@keyframes pulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: .7; } }
</style>
</head>
<body class="bg-slate-950 text-slate-100 min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center p-6 font-sans">

<div class="bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 p-8 rounded-3xl shadow-2xl w-full max-w-lg">
<h2 class="text-3xl font-black mb-8 text-center bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-400 to-indigo-400 bg-clip-text text-transparent">
IMPACT ANALYZER
</h2>

<div class="space-y-4 mb-8">
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Player Name</label>
<input type="text" id="playerName" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-indigo-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="Player Name">
</div>

<div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Balls Faced</label>
<input type="number" id="ballsFaced" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Total Balls</label>
<input type="number" id="totalBalls" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Batsman Runs</label>
<input type="number" id="batsmanRuns" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Total Team Runs</label>
<input type="number" id="totalRuns" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
</div>

<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-orange-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Extras (Ex)</label>
<input type="number" id="extras" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-orange-900/30 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-orange-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
</div>

<button onclick="calculate()" class="w-full bg-indigo-600 hover:bg-indigo-500 py-4 rounded-xl font-black text-lg shadow-lg shadow-indigo-900/40 transition-all active:scale-95 mb-8">
CALCULATE
</button>

<div id="resultsArea" class="hidden space-y-3 border-t border-slate-800 pt-6 animate-in slide-in-from-bottom-4 duration-500">

<div class="text-center mb-2">
<h3 id="displayPlayerName" class="text-xl font-black text-white uppercase tracking-wider"></h3>
<p class="text-slate-500 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-widest italic">Differential Formula: P - (Total - Ex)</p>
</div>

<div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
<div class="bg-slate-800/50 p-3 rounded-xl border border-slate-700">
<span class="text-slate-500 text-[10px] uppercase block">Proj. Value (P)</span>
<span id="projOutput" class="text-xl font-mono font-bold text-white">0</span>
</div>
<div class="bg-slate-800/50 p-3 rounded-xl border border-slate-700">
<span class="text-slate-500 text-[10px] uppercase block">Differential</span>
<span id="diffOutput" class="text-xl font-mono font-bold text-white">0</span>
</div>
</div>

<div id="comparisonBox" class="p-6 rounded-2xl text-center border-2 transition-all duration-500">
<p id="comparisonText" class="text-2xl font-black uppercase tracking-tighter animate-pulse-slow"></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>

<script>
function calculate() {
const name = document.getElementById('playerName').value;
const bf = parseFloat(document.getElementById('ballsFaced').value);
const tb = parseFloat(document.getElementById('totalBalls').value);
const br = parseFloat(document.getElementById('batsmanRuns').value);
const tr = parseFloat(document.getElementById('totalRuns').value);
const ex = parseFloat(document.getElementById('extras').value) || 0;

if (!name || isNaN(bf) || isNaN(tb) || isNaN(br) || isNaN(tr)) {
alert("Please complete all fields.");
return;
}

// Calculations
const P = (tb / bf) * br;
const AT = tr - ex;
const differential = P - AT;

// UI Updates
document.getElementById('resultsArea').classList.remove('hidden');
document.getElementById('displayPlayerName').innerText = name;
document.getElementById('projOutput').innerText = P.toFixed(2);
document.getElementById('diffOutput').innerText = differential.toFixed(2);

const comparisonBox = document.getElementById('comparisonBox');
const comparisonText = document.getElementById('comparisonText');

// Categorization Logic
if (differential > 0) {
comparisonText.innerText = "POSITIVE";
comparisonBox.className = "p-6 rounded-2xl text-center border-2 border-emerald-500 bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-400 shadow-lg shadow-emerald-900/20";
} else {
comparisonText.innerText = "NEGATIVE";
comparisonBox.className = "p-6 rounded-2xl text-center border-2 border-red-500 bg-red-500/10 text-red-500 shadow-lg shadow-red-900/20";
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
 
Cricket is not maths.
I get what you are saying. But if a batsman consumes 1/4 of the innings his strike rate has to be closer to the team strike rate. In this case 1/3 of the innigns. So you leave bulk of the work to others. Ofcourse we can't use 5 ball innings 10 ball innings here as it will give a skewed result. I am even substracting the extras to be fair.
 
I get what you are saying. But if a batsman consumes 1/4 of the innings his strike rate has to be closer to the team strike rate.
Not necessarily. Every batter has a role given by the team. Babar played his role and the team won.
 
I can paste the code here. save it as html file. Open it in chrome browser.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Impact Analytics Pro</title>
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
<style>
.animate-pulse-slow { animation: pulse 3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.6, 1) infinite; }
@keyframes pulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: .7; } }
</style>
</head>
<body class="bg-slate-950 text-slate-100 min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center p-6 font-sans">

<div class="bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 p-8 rounded-3xl shadow-2xl w-full max-w-lg">
<h2 class="text-3xl font-black mb-8 text-center bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-400 to-indigo-400 bg-clip-text text-transparent">
IMPACT ANALYZER
</h2>

<div class="space-y-4 mb-8">
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Player Name</label>
<input type="text" id="playerName" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-indigo-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="Player Name">
</div>

<div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Balls Faced</label>
<input type="number" id="ballsFaced" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Total Balls</label>
<input type="number" id="totalBalls" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Batsman Runs</label>
<input type="number" id="batsmanRuns" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Total Team Runs</label>
<input type="number" id="totalRuns" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-slate-700 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-blue-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
</div>

<div class="space-y-1">
<label class="text-[10px] font-bold text-orange-500 uppercase tracking-[0.2em]">Extras (Ex)</label>
<input type="number" id="extras" class="w-full bg-slate-800 border-2 border-orange-900/30 rounded-xl p-3 focus:border-orange-500 outline-none transition-all text-lg font-bold" placeholder="0">
</div>
</div>

<button onclick="calculate()" class="w-full bg-indigo-600 hover:bg-indigo-500 py-4 rounded-xl font-black text-lg shadow-lg shadow-indigo-900/40 transition-all active:scale-95 mb-8">
CALCULATE
</button>

<div id="resultsArea" class="hidden space-y-3 border-t border-slate-800 pt-6 animate-in slide-in-from-bottom-4 duration-500">

<div class="text-center mb-2">
<h3 id="displayPlayerName" class="text-xl font-black text-white uppercase tracking-wider"></h3>
<p class="text-slate-500 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-widest italic">Differential Formula: P - (Total - Ex)</p>
</div>

<div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
<div class="bg-slate-800/50 p-3 rounded-xl border border-slate-700">
<span class="text-slate-500 text-[10px] uppercase block">Proj. Value (P)</span>
<span id="projOutput" class="text-xl font-mono font-bold text-white">0</span>
</div>
<div class="bg-slate-800/50 p-3 rounded-xl border border-slate-700">
<span class="text-slate-500 text-[10px] uppercase block">Differential</span>
<span id="diffOutput" class="text-xl font-mono font-bold text-white">0</span>
</div>
</div>

<div id="comparisonBox" class="p-6 rounded-2xl text-center border-2 transition-all duration-500">
<p id="comparisonText" class="text-2xl font-black uppercase tracking-tighter animate-pulse-slow"></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>

<script>
function calculate() {
const name = document.getElementById('playerName').value;
const bf = parseFloat(document.getElementById('ballsFaced').value);
const tb = parseFloat(document.getElementById('totalBalls').value);
const br = parseFloat(document.getElementById('batsmanRuns').value);
const tr = parseFloat(document.getElementById('totalRuns').value);
const ex = parseFloat(document.getElementById('extras').value) || 0;

if (!name || isNaN(bf) || isNaN(tb) || isNaN(br) || isNaN(tr)) {
alert("Please complete all fields.");
return;
}

// Calculations
const P = (tb / bf) * br;
const AT = tr - ex;
const differential = P - AT;

// UI Updates
document.getElementById('resultsArea').classList.remove('hidden');
document.getElementById('displayPlayerName').innerText = name;
document.getElementById('projOutput').innerText = P.toFixed(2);
document.getElementById('diffOutput').innerText = differential.toFixed(2);

const comparisonBox = document.getElementById('comparisonBox');
const comparisonText = document.getElementById('comparisonText');

// Categorization Logic
if (differential > 0) {
comparisonText.innerText = "POSITIVE";
comparisonBox.className = "p-6 rounded-2xl text-center border-2 border-emerald-500 bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-400 shadow-lg shadow-emerald-900/20";
} else {
comparisonText.innerText = "NEGATIVE";
comparisonBox.className = "p-6 rounded-2xl text-center border-2 border-red-500 bg-red-500/10 text-red-500 shadow-lg shadow-red-900/20";
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
It is good and handy, but simplistic.

But anyway, Babar's knock was visible to the naked eye as being low impact.

Apart from that, apart from the beautiful cover drive, it was also quite ugly.
 
It is good and handy, but simplistic.

But anyway, Babar's knock was visible to the naked eye as being low impact.

Apart from that, apart from the beautiful cover drive, it was also quite ugly.
Cover drives now - dime a dozen. If that’s all that’s left for babar, there’s very little.

I saw his pathetic square of the wicket drills (pulls and cuts) in practice against throwdowns - bat turning like an amateur.

There’s really not much left of him. His biggest asset is social media posts.
 
Cover drives now - dime a dozen. If that’s all that’s left for babar, there’s very little.

I saw his pathetic square of the wicket drills (pulls and cuts) in practice against throwdowns - bat turning like an amateur.

There’s really not much left of him. His biggest asset is social media posts.
Maybe I'm being overly optimistic.

There is a player there. A very good one

Maybe Shane Watson style analysis will trigger emperor's new clothes and he will realize he has been naked for a bit and can work hard to end his career positively.

But it's unlikely isn't it? He should have put in the hard yards a while back.
 
Maybe I'm being overly optimistic.

There is a player there. A very good one

Maybe Shane Watson style analysis will trigger emperor's new clothes and he will realize he has been naked for a bit and can work hard to end his career positively.

But it's unlikely isn't it? He should have put in the hard yards a while back.
The sad thing about babar is that he didn’t ever have disciplinary issues or displayed off the rails behaviour like eg Umar Akmal. You can even explain away a demise following that.

Babar has had everything stacked in his favour. Golden boy, and up until this year had no pressure on his place in the team, but he has chosen not to work at his game. He literally peaked in 2019-2020 and has gone backwards.

Sad to see. We all wanted him to be that next great from Pak, but he threw it down the toilet for absolutely silly reasons
 
It is good and handy, but simplistic.

But anyway, Babar's knock was visible to the naked eye as being low impact.

Apart from that, apart from the beautiful cover drive, it was also quite ugly.

Yes. In order to come out with accurate impact you have to include situation, average score, whole bunch of things. Since he is an opener it is kinda straight forward. He really had no pressure right through his innings to take risks.
 
For context as per actual impact calculations... Babar is 3rd on the list from both teams.
 

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For context as per actual impact calculations... Babar is 3rd on the list from both teams.
This is saying similar as the other calculator is it not. Babars impact runs are less than his actual runs.

For example his runs of 58 was actually like 55, whereas Billings 51 had the impact of 70 runs.

Or have i misunderstood ?
 
This is saying similar as the other calculator is it not. Babars impact runs are less than his actual runs.

For example his runs of 58 was actually like 55, whereas Billings 51 had the impact of 70 runs.

Or have i misunderstood ?
Let us check cricinfo impact analysis. Total 120 balls. Philippe 57 balls Babar 42 balls. That is 99 balls. what could anyone do in the remaining 21 balls? of which 15 balls faced by opener who made 25. Since the runs are less impact is less. One bowler took 5 wickets. Obviously he is going to take all the impact points. Only 3 people were in the running. Babar finished 3rd, It is similar to world T20 final where Hardik pandya, Bumrah, Arshdeep, Axar had more impact points than Kohli. But Kohli won man of the match due to PR.
 
This is saying similar as the other calculator is it not. Babars impact runs are less than his actual runs.

For example his runs of 58 was actually like 55, whereas Billings 51 had the impact of 70 runs.

Or have i misunderstood ?


Honestly I'm not sure how this is all calculated but what I do know is that it's not as simple as some posters are trying to portray. Babar scored runs in a winning cause, that's surely impact. Common sense says so.

Babar had negative impact as per some Indian poster lol who's just trying to show off basic programming skills. Ashamed by our resident Stooge gang though, they jump on any opportunity to put our players down. One of them had recently opened a thread exposing Indian posters hypocrisy for supporting RizBar's inclusion and now has changed goal posts because he agrees with this Indian opinion. The other is a mathematics teacher (I think, not 100% sure) yet he doesn't want to use his brain and agrees with these calculations without providing any context or expert maths. Hypocrisy is what it is and guys like me will continue to expose them
 
I have an UI that does impact analysis. I can share the code here. Small code. But not sure if it is allowed.Let me share the screenshot of Babar's innings for SS

Screenshot-2025-12-21-120647.jpg
It's a pretty simplistic impact measure but to be fair one needs access to Hawkeye data and compare him with other batters playing similar roles to give a better picture.

Also, you need a decent sample size of matches to average out the impact
 
That was some prodigious movement by Curran and Babar's wicket was just a matter of time. I'm interested to see how these other batters play him
 
This guy can never come good again like Kohli (who isn't the same as before but still strikes good more often then this faker king) because he has shifted focus on PR instead of his game
He does the same drills which he likes and make him feel better
Plays the exact same selfish albeit even worser way that he got dropped for in the past, with no intent whatsoever shown to improve his game
 
This guy can never come good again like Kohli (who isn't the same as before but still strikes good more often then this faker king) because he has shifted focus on PR instead of his game
He does the same drills which he likes and make him feel better
Plays the exact same selfish albeit even worser way that he got dropped for in the past, with no intent whatsoever shown to improve his game
You are absolutely on point but I dislike the Kohli references because Kohli regressed AFTER having achieved greatness and winning world cups and breaking records left right and centre. Babar didn't even have a quarter of his career and yet their downfalls are compared. These downfalls cannot be compared and Kohli even after his regression is not much worse than Babar at his prime.

Babar's career is simply a sad story and he will go down as one of the biggest underachievers in Pak cricket history because it is not even that he failed to reach the hype created by fans because that's irrelevant, but he failed to reach the potential that he legit had. All the batting talent in the world but no brain and no drive. Same thing with Umar Akmal who was one of the most naturally gifted batsmen Pak ever produced. Sad stories these.
 
In this modern era of thick bats, **** tons of coaching from league cricket to international and all tips and tricks for power hitting / boundary hitting unlocked, i cannot fathom how cricketers like him exist who haven't improved game to be able to hit balls out of the ground or become aggressive.
If he started in pre t20 era, i could have said that this is new for old timers but he got his start in internationals around 2014. He should be rich enough to afford best coaching, diet etc in Pakistan if he wanted to.
 
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Sydney Sixers got scammed hard, at least Melbourne Renegades are not forced to shove Rizwan down our throats before every game.

Or maybe they are smarter than the Sixers' management.
 
People hate Umar Akmal here with a burning passion, and to a large extent, understandably so.

But he did far more despite his goofy self sabotaging antics in the t20 format than Babar Azam ever has despite being called king, emperor, Quaid, etc

Umar didn’t go too far himself, but he has as many if not more memorable t20 innings.
 
Sydney Sixers got scammed hard, at least Melbourne Renegades are not forced to shove Rizwan down our throats before every game.

Or maybe they are smarter than the Sixers' management.
Renegades picked Rizwan as first pick in platinum when they already had Siefert as opener/keeper

This needs to be investigated too.
 
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