Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir will back poor Pakistan batsman Babar Azam to make a strong comeback after quitting as captain in all three formats of the game. In his 2023 ODI World Cup in India, the 29-year-old failed to make a mark as either a batsman or a captain.
Babar Azam was an exceptional player for the Pakistan team across formats, but his captaincy and on-field strategies were controversial. The 29-year-old looked lacking in his ODI World Cup, unable to make an impact on his team and failing to live up to expectations.
In a conversation with the legendary Wasim Akram on Sportskeeda, Gautam Gambhir expressed his belief that giving up the captaincy will bring out the best in him as a batsman. I announced. Gambhir believes that the world will see a completely different Babar Azam from now on, that he has the potential to be the best batsman this country has ever produced, and that without his effortful play leading the team. I believe I have about 10 years left.
“Now you will see the best of Babar Azam. You will see a completely different Babar Azam. I drafted Babar Azam before this World Cup and he I said he would be the batter of the tournament.
“But you can imagine how much pressure there is on a captain when he is captaining a World Cup and his team is yet to perform. ” Gautam Gambhir said. .
“Now you will see the real Babar Azam as no one has ever seen before.” Babar Azam’s true abilities will be revealed from now on until he is deployed. Babar Azam has enough qualities. He can probably come out and become the best batsman Pakistan has ever produced. He didn’t put any pressure on us as captain for 10 years,” added Gautam Gambhir.
A lot has changed after Pakistan pulled out of the ODI World Cup due to the team’s poor performance in the main event. Babar Azam has stepped down as captain in all his three formats.
Pakistan then elected Shan Masood as Test captain and a new coaching staff joined the team after the old one left.
Babar Azam is currently part of the Pakistan national team in Australia and has played in three friendlies against the world champions. Australia’s difficult conditions will test Babar’s skills, especially in red-ball cricket. His first Test will be in Perth on December 14th.
