[Watch] Babar Azam's fun activities with his teammates during a training session ahead of Pakistan's Test series vs Bangladesh
Babar Azam engaged in fun activities with his Pakistan teammates during a recent training session ahead of their upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. The two nations will square off in a two-match Test series. Rawalpindi (August 21-25) and Karachi (August 30 - September 3) will host the matches.
The Pakistan players are currently preparing for the series to get themselves back into red-ball cricket mode as crucial World Test Championship (WTC) points are at stake. Senior player Babar Azam was spotted having some fun during the intense training session. An Instagram page (eventsandhappenings_sport) shared a video to give a glimpse of it to the fans. In the video, Babar could be seen interacting with a couple of his teammates and sharing a light-hearted moment with them.
You can watch the video below:
"He should remove the thought of captaincy from his mind and just focus on scoring runs"- Basit Ali on Babar Azam
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali recently urged Babar Azam to concentrate on scoring a heap of runs in the upcoming Test season as he does not have captaincy pressure. Ali also felt Babar could overtake his competitors in the coming months with consistent batting performances. Speaking in a video on his YouTube channel, Basit Ali said:
"Babar Azam will score five centuries in the coming five months. Babar has the best chance to leave the top batters behind, whether it is Kane Williamson or Joe Root. It is a very easy chance. However, now that the pressure of captaincy is off from him, he should forget about the captaincy. He should remove the thought of captaincy from his mind and just focus on scoring runs."
Ali also offered some technical advice to Babar to take his game to the next level. He continued:
"He should start skipping ropes. I am giving him this advice which was given to me by Asian Bradman, Zaheer Abbas. It helps in feet movement. Also, Babar needs to shorten his stance by a few inches. If he does these things, he will leave the top batters behind in five months. If you want to see someone's stance, look at Virat Kohli. Both of them have the same height."
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