Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir criticized Babar Azam severely for hisplaying style against traditional rivals. He told Pakistan’s currentaggressive batsmen that they should expect similar results when they focuson making fifties or personal runs.
During a heated exchange, Gambhir claimed that Babar Azam was extremelytimid in this match. He mentioned that during a partnership, two batsmencouldn’t have the same batting style, and one of them had to take chances.
They asserted that if you play just for fifties or personal runs, you’llget such results. Pakistan used to have strong batsmen, but now, they lacka single aggressive batter in the top order who can take on top-qualityIndian bowling.
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They argued that Babar Azam had scored too many runs for himself, andPakistan’s history is filled with players who preferred aggressive batting,whether it was Shahid Afridi, Imran Nazir, or Taufeeq Umar. They suggestedthat Green Shirts should have adopted an aggressive approach in the initialovers against India’s top-quality bowling.