"Babar is the best student in the class, but fails in the matriculation exam"

 

Pakistan captain Babar Azam: Reuters

Pakistan has kept the hope of semi-final alive by winning the last two matches in the World Cup. Captain Babar Azam also batted well in the last match against New Zealand. He was unbeaten on 66 off 63 balls to top off the Kiwis' run. Pakistan won the rain-hit match with Fakhar Zaman's unbroken 194-run partnership for the second wicket.

But such innings of Babar is not able to fill the hearts of former cricketers of Pakistan. Former fast bowler Sikandar Bakhat has questioned Babar's batting approach. And according to former all-rounder Abdul Razzak, Babar is not a world-class cricketer. Brings up the topic of Rohit Sharma as an example and advises Rohit to follow.

Indian captain Rohit scored 442 runs at an average of 55.25 and a strike rate of 122.77; Pakistan captain Babar scored 282 runs at an average of 40.28 and a strike rate of 82.69 there. Rohit is currently fourth in the list of top run scorers, Babar is not even in the top fifteen.

In an event of Pakistan TV channel 'Jio Super', Razzak brought forward this difference between Rohit and Babar, 'Look at Rohit, he is ready to take 10 runs in the first over, 15 in the second over. But our captain (Babar Azam) has a different style of play. He should see Rohit, what he is doing.'

Babar disappointed the fans by losing four matches in a row Photo: ICC

Not Babar in Razzak's eyes, Fakhar Zaman is Pakistan's best batsman, 'Fakhar Zaman is the number 1 batsman. All New Zealand batsmen praised him. Our captain is not of that standard. They are the world class players who can take the match away from the opponents. Matthew Hayden, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting were like this in our time.

In the same event Sikandar Bakhat said, 'We are still talking about the world's number 1 batsman. My question is, does such a discussion help in getting a good deal at all? It seems that he is the best student in the class, but fails in the matriculation examination.

India is the only unbeaten team in the World Cup so far. First of all, the team that confirmed the semi-final is also the host. Razzak feels that the unity of the Indian team is helping them show their strength, "They are truly playing for the country." Look at Virat Kohli, when his fellow batsmen make runs, his celebration looks like he has made those runs. All their bowling-batting is aggressive. The way they are playing with unity and confidence, I will give credit to Rohit Sharma.

Razzak also praised India for taking maximum advantage of the home ground, "They are getting the maximum advantage from their own conditions." The pitch is also in their favour. It seems that India knows how the pitch is going to behave.

However, Sikandar Bakhat thinks that India is very strong outside the country, if Pakistan plays on their own ground, then they will also get the maximum advantage of the conditions. But let's not forget what the Indian pacers did in the Asia Cup final. Sri Lanka also played in their familiar conditions. But in the Asia Cup final they were all out by 50 runs to India. Their bowling is strong, batting is also good. Spinners are also doing well. (Hardik) Pandya is out of the World Cup. But India continues to win.