PAK vs BAN: Babar Azam’s Stunning Nets Before 1st Test
PAK vs BAN: Babar Azam’s mind-blowing nets before the first Test
A week before the rain-affected opening Test between Pak vs ban in Rawalpindi, the evergreen rising star Pakistani batsman Babar Azam was seen practicing hard under sunlight. It is during this time that batsman have enough time to go through their techniques and motions as opposed to just hacking it away in an unthinking mechanical process. He plays an authoritative shot by hitting through but always ensuring that his eyes are focused such that not only is he hitting centre with regularity, but reliving some of those brilliant strokes that made him one of world’s best players.
Technical brilliance by Azam notwithstanding this training session, the young man must have had it rough in his career as a Test cricketer so far. He has been off-target in the longest format for the last one and half years. Since last January till now he has taken part in six Test matches where a mere 253 runs were added to his score-board at an average of 23. During that time he did not manage to score even one fifty with the highest being the 41 he achieved against Australia at the MCG last December. It is through these statistics that we can see Babar’s bad patch – that is to say another way of describing inconsistency in his batting.
The upcoming Test series against Bangladesh presents Babar Azam with the perfect opportunity to recapture his rhythm and confidence. In three Test matches against them, Babar has had remarkable results, amassing 242 runs with an impressive average of 80.66. His highest score from these encounters is an astonishing 143 set in February 2020 at Rawalpindi—a venue that will host this year’s Test series as well. Therefore, having so many successes against Bangladesh may serve as motivation for him to put up a good performance in the Pakistani cricket annals.
Furthermore, it is worth noting that he is nearing this gigantic milestone in Test cricket whereby only 102 runs stand between him and a total of 4000 runs in this area of sports. Since then, he has achieved 9 hundreds and 26 fifties during his career which began back in 2016. It hasn’t been smooth sailing though; there have certainly been numerous ups and downs along the way for one of Pakistan’s prodigious talent cricketers.
Recently, Babar Azam’s captaincy has been quite different. Following Pakistan’s failure to qualify for last year’s World Cup semi-finals, he lost the captaincy in all formats. Just before the T20 World Cup in 2024, however, he was restored to captaincy displaying immense faith in him even after some misunderstandings.
As Bangladesh face their first Test match, Babar Azam will find himself under great scrutiny. The last training session he held revealed his expertise through full display of skills and confidence; finally indicating that he is prepared to create a major impact. Meanwhile, for supporters of the team hoping for an impressive start in its campaign season they can pursue live coverage of the matches where they can get free online streaming services like Winexch or Reddit.
FAQs
- What’s the date for the first Test match between Pak vs Ban?
The first Test Match will take place at Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
- How is Babar Azam playing in Test Matches lately?
To be honest, Babar hasn’t been playing well too; he averages just 23 runs over his last six Test Matches, scoring only 253 runs altogether.
- What has he done against Bangladesh in Test Matches?
In the three tests Babar Azam played against Bangladesh, he amassed a total of 242 runs at an average of 80.66 with the highest score of143 runs.
- Is it true that Babar only needs another 102 to reach this milestone in Test cricket?
In his last three games against Bangladesh, Babar Azam amassed 242 runs; making them an average of 80.66 with a top score for his career being 143.
- Where can cricket fans find live streaming and match highlight videos for free?
On Winexch fans can watch these match highlights and stream live cricket games without any charges.
