Cheteshwar Pujara on Babar Azam’s 90-ball 64: ‘You don’t need to play for your own runs’
Cheteshwar Pujara dissected Babar Azam’s inefficiency against the spinners during his 90-ball 64 against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy opener at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. Defending champions Pakistan lost the match by 60 runs. They will now face arch-rivals India on Sunday in Dubai.
“There was no intent,” Pujara said on the show “Dressing Room.”
“Babar’s footwork against the spinner was not good. He was not using his feet. He was not reaching to the ball. He was waiting for the ball to come to him,” he said.
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Show host Fakhr-e-Alam requested Pujara to give a masterclass. The right-handed batter showed how Babar struggled against the spinners.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam in action. (Reuters)
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