T20 World Cup | ‘Babar has played more than 100 matches. Koi baccha thodi hai…’: Former Pakistani opener lashes out at batter’s poor strike rate | Cricket News
4 min readUpdated: Feb 25, 2026 04:37 PM IST On Tuesday, Pakistan were once placed at 27 for 2 in 3.3 overs batting first against two-time World champions England in the Group 1 Super 8 encounter at Pallekele. With former Pakistan captain Babar Azam playing a 24-ball knock of 25 runs and being involved in a 44-ball 46-run partnership for the third wicket with Sahibzada Farhan, it meant that Pakistan were 73 for 2 in 10.5 overs before Azam departed. Pakistan set up a total of 165 for 9 eventually with England then registering a two-wicket win. Former Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad has questioned Azam’s role in T20Is and has shared how the 31-year-old batsman is not a kid having played more than 100 T20Is for Pakistan. “If we talk about Babar Azam, he is not number four. Why are you taking a personality above Pakistan? Harry Brook also played. He did not break the momentum. You saw his shots. Senior players are like this. Babar has played more than 100 matches. Koi baccha thodi …




