Babar Azam rules out Shoaib Malik’s return for T20 World Cup
Babar Azam rules out Shoaib Malik’s return for T20 World Cup: Under the direction of Babar Azam, the Pakistan national cricket team has been playing an enjoyable kind of cricket in preparation for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022.
In the most recent few years, the Green Shirts have performed exceptionally well even in the most important events. However, they were not successful in winning the jackpot. They were unable to advance past the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup 2021 due to a loss to Australia.
They are currently preparing for the Twenty20 World Cup that will take place later this year. The most important event will take place in Australia in the months of October and November.
However, before that, they will be competing in the next Asia Cup tournament that will be held in their region. The United Arab Emirates has been selected as the host location for this particular competition.
They won’t play their first game in the Asia Cup until the 28th of August. They will compete against their most bitter adversaries, the Indian cricket squad. The next time these two sides compete against one another will be on October 23 during the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.
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Meanwhile, the captain of the Pakistani cricket team, Babar Azam, has said that experienced batsman Shoaib Malik will not play in the Twenty20 World Cup. In point of fact, he rejoined the T20 squad just in time for the competition that will take place in Australia.
Malik’s participation in the showcase competition was effectively eliminated when Babar Azam made it known that he intends to offer younger players more opportunities to develop and express themselves.
Malik, who had served as a captain in the past, was not selected for the team that will compete in the Asia Cup this month. While all was going on, Babar Azam stated that they were rather concentrating on the World Cup, which will take place in Australia.
Just before the team left for their tour of the Netherlands, Babar Azam informed the reporters, “There are games right following the Netherlands, therefore it is doubtful there would be time for modifications.”
“Those who step up to assume senior players’ places on the team have a greater responsibility to focus.” Mohammad Hafeez and Malik will be much missed, and players like Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah, and Iftikhar Ahmed will need to step up to fill the void left by them.
The captain of the Pakistani cricket team, Babar Azam, said in a statement that “We would like to offer them more than enough matches and faith, and these individuals have performed.”
Shoaib Malik, meanwhile, is still playing for the Pakistan national cricket team in the shortest format of the game. This is the Twenty20 competition. The right-handed hitter has appeared for Pakistan in 124 Twenty20 Internationals. He had a batting average of 31.2 and scored a total of 2435 runs. In total, he was responsible for 9 scores in the 50s.