Wasim Akram drops exceptional ‘Sachin Tendulkar-Brian Lara’ point out in Pakistan legend’s bowling plans for Babar Azam

In debates over who’s the all-time finest in a sport, fanatics have usually puzzled about cross-generational battles. On Saturday, a query left Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram pondering as a fan requested what his bowling plans would have been if he received an opportunity to bowl in opposition to modern-era Pakistan star Babar Azam. Akram dropped a exceptional response to the question the place he in contrast the previous Pakistan captain to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara.

Talking on A Sports activities’ present ‘The Pavilion’, Akram hailed Babar’s stellar batting skills and reckoned that the Pakistan star is a technically-solid batter identical to Sachin and Lara, and therefore getting them out, particularly in limited-overs cricket is troublesome. Though it appeared Akram didn’t want to dwell on the bowling plans for Babar, he revealed that identical to within the case of Sachin and Lara, he would need to begin off bowling attacking strains in opposition to the Pakistan top-order batter to examine how snug he’s on that given observe.

“Babar is an excellent participant. He’s among the many three finest batters on the planet proper now and he performs correct cricketing pictures. Had he been a pinch hitter, then the bowler would know that he has an opportunity to get him out. However Babar…for gamers like Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar, it was troublesome to bowl to them as a result of they play good pictures in opposition to good deliveries and therefore provides you lesser alternatives to dismiss them. These are technically-good batters. However sure, bowl attacking strains within the first few overs simply to examine whether or not they’re set on that individual observe,” he mentioned.

Babar Azam in PSL 2024

The Peshawar Zalmi skipper is at present having fun with a powerful marketing campaign within the ongoing 2024 season of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL). In simply 5 matches for the franchise, he has scored 330 runs, essentially the most by a batter within the season, at 82.5 and with a strike fee of 151.37. The run tally features a sensational knock of 111 not out, which was scored in simply 63 balls in opposition to Islamabad United, and two different half-centuries.

Regardless of Babar’s astonishing marketing campaign, Peshawar stands third within the factors desk with three wins from six matches. They’d misplaced their opening two matches – in opposition to Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings – earlier than successful three in a row. Nevertheless, their final match, in opposition to Lahore Qalandars, was deserted because of rain. Babar and his males will play their subsequent match in opposition to Islamabad United on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on March 4.