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'Virat Kohli bhi time leta hai, Rohit Sharma ne bhi…': Former Pakistan cricketer defends Babar Azam after T20 World Cup fiasco | Cricket News – Times of India Trending Global News

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New Delhi: A horrific incident has happened in Pakistan. T20 World Cup The campaign saw them exit in the early stages after two consecutive group-stage defeats to the USA and India. Despite scoring 122 runs in four matches, Azam faced severe criticism for his mediocre strike rate of just 101.66.
Former Pakistani cricketer speaking to Cricket Pakistan mushtaq ahmed Comparison made between the legends of Indian cricket Virat Kohli And Azam defended the latter's batting approach.

He said, “This (taking time) is his strength. Virat Kohli also takes time, how much time does he take.” If you leave out the last two-three matches, Rohit Sharma I was scoring 20-25 runs. But I have seen a change in Babar's game. He has become more aggressive.

“If one person can improve that much, I think that's enough. The other players also have a duty to score runs; they also have a role to play. If one person gets you a score, but the rest of our players don't score in the remaining 7-8 overs, it's a problem. This has been happening for 3-4 years. They (other players) score runs only when it doesn't have any significant impact,” the veteran Pakistani spinner said, stressing that Azam's improvement in his game should be widely acknowledged.

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After the recent setbacks, pakistan cricket board (PCB) has prioritised strategic planning for upcoming tournaments and series. PCB aims to take advantage of the expertise of experts. Jason Gillespie And gary kirstenThe white-ball head coach, to devise effective strategies for ICC Champions Trophy It is planned in February-March next year.
To prepare for this major tournament, Pakistan will play a number of challenging matches. A five-Test home series against Bangladesh and England will be followed by a white-ball tour of Australia. After this, the team will travel to South Africa for a comprehensive series involving both Test and white-ball formats.