Former Indian cricketer, Gautam Gambhir, emphasised the necessity for a shift in Babar Azam’s method because the crew’s captain.
Whereas talking on a neighborhood sports activities platform, Gambhir expressed his views on the 29-year-old’s enjoying type, mindset, and function as a pacesetter in upcoming matches.
“I really feel Babar should change his character, his recreation and, importantly, his mindset. Pakistan have had a historical past of attacking batters – Shahid Afridi, Imran Nazir, Saeed Anwar, Aamer Sohail. Within the current prime three, everybody bats in related mode. If somebody has to take duty, it must be their captain, who bats at No. 3,” he mentioned.
The previous opening batter confused that the crew’s enjoying type typically mirrors the captain’s method and highlighted the importance of Babar’s duty in main the crew successfully.
Drawing a comparability with the latest efficiency of each Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma, the 42-year-old identified the distinction of their approaches throughout a match.
“The crew performs how the captain performs. Each Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma scored fifties. One scored a 50, different scored an 80. None of them scored 100, nevertheless it was the method that was the distinction. If Pakistan have been chasing 190, their mindset would have been simply to win the sport, whether or not they get there in 35 or 40 overs. It is crucial for the captain to take duty. If the captain is defensive, the crew will probably be defensive. You’ll be able to’t inform the 10 different gamers within the room that, ‘you play optimistic, I’ll play [anchor] from one finish’,” he concluded.