Averaging Fifty In International Cricket Is No Joke - Tabraiz Shamsi Comes In Support Of Babar Azam
Published - 11 Aug 2023, 05:18 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:16 AM
South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi opened up about Pakistan’s all-format skipper Babar Azam’s weakness against left-arm spinners. Tabraiz Shamsi acknowledged Babar Azam as a world-class player, emphasizing his significant achievements with the bat in international cricket.
Babar Azam recently faced challenges against Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya in the two-match series. The 28-year-old managed to score just 76 runs in three innings with an average of 25.33. Azam was dismissed by Jayasuriya in all three instances during the series.
He’s A World-Class Player – Tabraiz Shamsi
During a recent interview with a local media channel, Tabraiz Shamsi supported Babar Azam, emphasizing that he maintains a fifty-plus average in international cricket.
“Well if people are saying that he [Babar] is weak and he’s averaging fifty, I wouldn’t like to see him when he’s not weak. He’s a world-class player, it’s not a joke averaging fifty in International cricket, so I think those kind of things that people are saying it’s uncalled for,” Shamsi said.
“He’s obviously a class player and yeah at any given day any bowler can get any batsman out, and at any given day any batsman can make a hundred, so anybody that is playing at that level is very good, so I think we need to appreciate that,” he concluded.
Overall, Azam has scored 172 runs with an average of 28.7 against the Sri Lankan left-arm spinner, who has dismissed him six times in seven Test innings.
I Am Bound To Make A Mistake – Babar Azam
Earlier, Babar Azam opened up about his struggles against Prabath Jayasuriya, mentioning that he might make a mistake if he faces more deliveries from him in the match.
“If he bowls 50 overs in the entire match, then I am bound to make a mistake at some point. He is one of Sri Lanka’s best bowlers. I have indeed been dismissed by him quite a lot of times and I have worked on it as well. I also scored runs in the last innings.”
