Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez has shared his views on star batter Babar Azam’s batting place within the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.
The precise-handed batter was promoted to the highest place within the batting order following batter Saim Ayub’s damage.
Nonetheless, the previous Pakistan captain couldn’t flip up for the nationwide facet and will handle meagre scores of 10, 23 and 29 in three innings of the continuing tri-nation sequence.
Following his early dismissal within the PAK vs NZ tri-nation sequence last on Friday, former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez urged the crew administration to revive Babar Azam to the No. 3 spot for the upcoming match.
In a publish on X, Hafeez prompt both of Shan Masood, Imam-ul-Haq or Abdullah Shafique to open the inning with Fakhar Zaman within the Champions Trophy 2025.
“Shan Masood, Imam-ul-Haq or Abdullah Shafique, take anybody as opener & let Babar Azam play at no 3 in Champions trophy. Make issues simpler for everybody,” Mohammad Hafeez wrote in his publish.
Pertinent to notice right here that the star batter opened the batting final in 2015, the identical 12 months he made his ODI debut.
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In his two outings as an opener that 12 months, he scored 4 and 22 runs, respectively.
Babar Azam primarily performs at No. 3, a batting place the place he has amassed 5,957 runs in 123 ODIs at a mean of 56, with 19 centuries and 23 fifties.
Pakistan squad for Champions Trophy 2025:
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk), Usman Khan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi.