Times of Islamabad

Despite scoring century, Babar Azam blasted for ruining Pakistan’s game

Despite scoring century, Babar Azam blasted for ruining Pakistan’s game

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan losing spree continued in England as they lost theirfourth ODI against the hosts, which comes despite score of well over 300runs.

Meanwhile, Pakistan former captain has blasted top order batsman BabarAzam, for ruining the game for the side despite hitting a knock 115 runsoff 112 deliveries. This was Azam’s ninth One Day International (ODI)hundred.

“Babar Azam hit a century, but it was a hundred of the bygone era, becausehis inning got choked when he was nearing his hundred. He started tryingtaking singles and playing dot balls, when he reached into the nineties andwith that destroyed the rhythm of the game for his hundred runs,” said Raja.

Raja further said that the cricketing management should make an example ofBabar Azam, and needs to weed out this sort of batting from their system.“We are seeing selfishness, as players are playing for individualperformances and milestones, which dismantle the overall efforts of theteam,” he said.

With the series 3-0 already in favour of England, Pakistan would face thehosts in the fifth ODI of the series at Leeds on Sunday.