Babar Azam duck dismissal: Before the Champions Trophy 2025 is to be played in their hosting, the Pakistan cricket team is going to face South Africa and New Zealand in a tri-series.
Babar Azam’s Early Dismissal Raises Concerns
At the same time, before this series, the Pakistan cricket team was seen playing a practice match among themselves.
In this practice match, former Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam was dismissed for a duck in his very first over by fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, the video of which is becoming viral on social media.
See how Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Babar Azam
Shaheen Afridi dismissed Babar Azam for duck in the practice match.pic.twitter.com/JfeZ7CTjZr
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Well, Babar Azam’s dismissal from the multi-nation tournament played between 8 countries is not a good sign for the Pakistan team. Babar has been seen struggling to score runs in the shorter format of the game.
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It will be worth seeing how Babar is going to perform for the Pakistani team in the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament. If defending champions Pakistan have to defend their title, then it is very important for the team that Babar scores runs, because at the moment Babar is the pivot of the Pakistani batting.
Pakistan Squad for Tri-Series
- Batsmen: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir
- All-rounders: Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha (Vice Captain)
- Wicketkeeper: Mohammad Rizwan (Captain)
- Bowlers: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
Tri-Series Schedule (Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand)
Date | Match | Venue |
---|---|---|
8 February | Pakistan vs New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
10 February | New Zealand vs South Africa | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
12 February | Pakistan vs South Africa | National Stadium, Karachi |
14 February | Final (TBC vs TBC) | National Stadium, Karachi |
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