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Babar Azam is likely to make a return to the Pakistan team squad for T20 international cricket. Considering the recent matches, team Pakistan for T20 International isn't performing well as the key players have been dropped from their squad. Pakistan's T20I selection committee is coming under increasing pressure to reinstate formerly captain Babar Azam for the 2025 Asia Cup and 2026 T20 World Cup, sparking renewed controversy over experience vs contemporary demands of power-hitting. The outcry follows since the skipper was removed from the T20 team after Pakistan's group-stage elimination at the 2024 T20 matches.
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Pakistan, led by Salman Ali Agha, have lost four of the five games in their ongoing five-game T20I series against New Zealand. The best description of this dismal performance is the batting of the team. If talk about Babar Azam, he is one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket and the hero of Pakistani cricket. The Pakistani cricket team should hopefully be energized by his comeback.
Babar Azam has proved himself more than once as an important and key player for the T20 international cricket. He had some ups and downs but overall he played miraculously for the T20 team of Pakistan. Following are some of the top strengths from his career:
Consistency: Babar Azam's consistency as an opener in T20Is is unmatched, as reflected in a 46.04 career average after 75+ innings in the role and 25 half-centuries. With 30+ T20I fifties overall, he has even surpassed contemporary greats such as Virat Kohli (29) to be one of the most dependable run-machines of the format.
Anchor Mastery: Babar Azam's worth as Pakistan's batting anchor is reflected in their 85%-win percentage when he gets 50+ (25 victories in 30 such matches). His combine with Mohammad Rizwan is redefining T20I top-order dominance.
Clutch Performer: Under high-stakes tournaments, Babar steps up his game, averaging 52.60 in T20 World Cups (2021-2022), with the icing on the cake being his iconic 70 vs India* in 2021. His composure in chases reflects through a 135+ strike rate and 1,512 runs at a 44.47 average.
Pakistan is one of the best teams for T20 internationals. The situation that Pakistan T20i team is in right now is not hidden from anyone as they lost most of their T20 matches recently. Considering the recent tour to New Zealand, Pakistan lost 4 out of 5 T20 against them and the reason was their batting according to the stats. This shows poor Top-Batting line, led to the loss of series and because of which the authorities are compelled to add Babar Azam to the T20i squad of Pakistan shows poor Top-Batting line and led to the loss of series.
