Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has identified the two key reasons behind the ongoing struggles of star batter Babar Azam.
Babar has been going through a rough patch, having scored 53 runs across three innings in the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh.
Salman Butt, during an interview with a local sports channel, pointed out the reasons behind the criticism of Babar.
“There are two reasons (why Babar is facing so much heat). No doubt, he is currently Pakistan’s best batter and, I think, the most consistent player of the decade,” said Salman.
“But the problem is that when a player struggled earlier, they were more out of form than Babar.
“There were 4-5 other players who used to win matches, so everyone’s respect used to be saved and it was covered.
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“Now the problem is that Babar has scored so much, then he is the only one who scores most of the runs for Pakistan. There is no one with him who can match him.”
Salman Butt further stressed the importance of Babar Azam as the most important player on the team, stating that the whole batting lineup comes under pressure when he fails.
“You can see, the day he doesn’t run, you know that the Pakistan team will not win the match,” he added.
He also highlighted the management’s flaw in not developing technically sound batters and focusing more on the power-hitting ability of the batters.
“So, this is the problem of Pakistan that you did not develop the players. You tried to develop everyone on the basis of power-hitting, the basis of playing openly. And now you don’t have players with the right techniques,” he concluded.
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