“People are very hard on him”: Pakistan legend defends Babar Azam

The Pakistan legend praised Babar for his aggression and added that he wants the rest of the players to contribute more

Pakistan World Cup winner, Mushtaq Ahmed praised under-fire Pakistan captain Babar Azam who according to him has improved his aggression. He stated that he requires contributions from the rest of the players as well. He then went on to ask that more respect be shown towards Babar.

“Babar’s intent has definitely changed in the past year. He has shown aggression in his batting. If a person can improve so much, I think that’s enough,” Mushtaq said to Cricket Pakistan.

“Other players also have a duty to score runs; they have a role to play too. If one person gives you a score, but the rest of our players don’t go on to score in the remaining 7-8 overs, then there’s a problem. This has been happening for 3-4 years. They (other players except Babar) only score when it doesn’t make a significant impact,” stated Mushtaq.

“If we talk about Babar, there’s a reason why people respect him worldwide. He brings honour to Pakistan. I think sometimes people are very hard on him,” added Mushtaq. 

Babar was the top run-scorer for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup with 122 runs. He currently ranks among ICC’s top 5 batsmen in all three formats: No. 1 in ODIs, No. 3 in Tests and No. 4 in T20Is.