For Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam, 2023 was basically a 12 months he would not look again with a lot to relish. Under his captaincy, Pakistan did not make it to the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup, could not qualify for the Asia Cup last, and did not succeed at clinching a house Test sequence. Babar’s batting performances remained largely detached, too, which hasn’t modified for the previous Pakistan captain through the ongoing tour of Australia. On Wednesday, Babar was dismissed for merely one as Australia captain Pat Cummins delivered an absolute magnificence to chop brief the batter’s knock in Melbourne.
Babar Azam dismissed on 1 by Pat Cummins through the 2nd Test on the MCG(X/cricketcomau)
Babar had arrived on the crease merely an over earlier than, and Cummins – who had picked the sooner wicket, too – was within the midst of a deadly spell. Delivering a size supply, Cummins received the ball to seam inwards somewhat fiercely; Babar thought he had the road lined, however the ball made simply sufficient motion to undergo the bat-pad hole, ending the Pakistan star’s knock.
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Babar had scores of 21 and 14 within the opening Test of the sequence in Perth, the place the facet confronted a mammoth 360-run defeat. The Pakistan batter has endured a tough patch because the ODI World Cup in October-November, the place he registered 4 fifty-plus however scored 320 runs general in 9 matches. He averaged 40. Many had urged for Babar to step down as captain following his poor efficiency on the World Cup, reasoning {that a} lack of captaincy-related stress would assist Babar’s batting efficiency.
Following Babar’s resignation as captain, Shan Masood took over the management function within the longest format of the sport, whereas star pacer Shaheen Afridi was handed captaincy in T20Is. No formal announcement has been made for ODI management up to now.
In the Melbourne Test, Pakistan bowled Australia out for 318, with Aamer Jamal choosing three wickets—Marnus Labuschagne (63) top-scored for the hosts within the first innings. Pakistan did face an early setback with opener Imam-ul-Haq departing on 10, however Abdullah Shafique (62), alongside captain Masood, solid a 90-run stand to rebuild the innings.
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