LAHORE – Pakistan Skipper Babar Azam breaks silence ahead of crucial touragainst Australia.
Pakistan T20I skipper Babar Azam has said that he is not under any pressureand is confident of being able to handle the challenge in Australia, theirnext assignment.
The 25-year-old was named Pakistan`s T20I skipper following their whitewashunder Sarfaraz Ahmed in the three-match series against Sri Lanka.
Babar served as the vice-captain during that series and couldn`t come witha decent batting performance as he contributed with scores of just 13, 3and 27.
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However, on the eve of the team`s departure for Australia, Babar said heseeks inspiration from modern-day greats Kane Williamson and Virat Kohliand wants to emulate them as captain in his first international assignmentas a leader.
“People judged in three matches (against Sri Lanka) that my performancesuffered because I was vice-captain,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Babar as saying.
