Pakistan captain Babar Azam video goes viral before Semi-Final while practicing aggressive shots ahead of his side’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semi-final beside New Zealand.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared the viral video on their Instagram account. The clip, which got millions of likes, showed him several playing drives and shots.
That showed his purpose of making a strong statement in the semi-final clash beside New Zealand on Wednesday.
It is relevant to mention that the right-handed batter’s world cup campaign is not going according to plan with 25 being the highest score.
Babar Azam dismissed for a golden duck in the riveting fixture beside India. He scored four runs each in the games beside Zimbabwe and the Netherlands.
Captain dismissed for six runs beside South Africa and made 25 against Bangladesh.
Batting coach Matthew Hayden Hayden said the skipper was due some “fireworks” — and forecast they could come on Wednesday.
“There’s no question Babar Azam has been under some difficulty but that will only make him an even greater player,” he said.
“We know with the weather that when there’s a lull, there’s often a storm that follows, so look out rest of the world because I think we’re about to see something very special from Babar.”
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Furthermore, former all-rounder, Shahid Afridi also showed confidence in captain Babar Azam.
The previous swash-buckling cricketer believed that Babar Azam would return to his old ways with match-winning innings.