Pakistan failed to perform well last year. They were undone by the rivals across formats. It led to the sacking of Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain and Azhar Ali and Babar Azam were told to lead Test and T20 squads respectively.
Babar Azam has been Pakistan’s best batsman in international cricket.
The T20 skipper has been lauded for his performance in all the formats of the game and is now being looked upon as the right person to lead his team to winning ways.
Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq is confident of Babar Azam’s success as skipper of the team.
“In the past we have had some great batsmen who played for Pakistan such as Hanif Mohammad, Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, Saeed Anwar, and Inzamam-ul-Haq. All these great players had their unique and signature styles.
Similarly, I also rate Babar [Azam] very highly and he can well become Pakistan’s best-ever batsman. He is a complete package; he has great timing, application, and fitness and also have match awareness too. He is very focused on his game and it will help him to become a great player,” he told Dawn News.
Saqlain further spoke about the responsibilities Babar Azam will have to take.
“The captaincy duties will put more responsibility on Babar and he seems to be someone who will enjoy leading the team. He is a world-class player, technically very sound, and has already proved himself in international cricket. I am very optimistic that Babar can be a very good captain and because of his abilities in batting, he will lead from the front.”