Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan kicked aside as Aamer Jamal names Pakistan's toughest batter to bowl to

Pakistan National Cricket Team player Aamer Jamal talked about the toughest batter to bowl in Pakistan. What caught the attention of many was he didn’t name Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who are rated as the best batters in the country.

Aamer Jamal went on to name Azam Khan as the toughest batter in Pakistan. He cited that the batter is a very hard hitter and whenever he has played against him, the keeper-batter has always hit him out of the park.

Azam Khan has been one of the most talented batters in Pakistan cricket. The keeper-batter has been touted as one of the best power hitters in league cricket as he has been playing franchise cricket all over the world and has slammed truckloads of runs.

Azam Khan has been a beast in T20 cricket as in the 166 games he has slammed 3242 runs at a strike rate of around 150. Apart from this he also has slammed one century and 16 centuries in the games that he has played.

Meanwhile, Aamer Jamal stated that he doesn't want to bowl to Azam Khan because the batter hits the ball very hard. He highlighted that in white ball cricket, bowlers have limited options and it’s difficult to bowl to keeper-batter.

He also revealed how he last time told Azam Khan to not hit him straight because he could get hit in the face because of the speed of his shot. Speaking in a video posted on the YouTube channel of Cricwick, he explained:

“In Pakistan, I don't want to bowl to Azam (Khan). The reason was that in a white ball, you have only two or three options. There are not many options. You can either bowl Yorker, Slow, or Bouncer.

“Whenever I bowled to Azam, he has hit me very badly. He hit me very fast. When I bowled to him in the last match, I told him not to hit straight because I couldn’t have time to blink.”

I think Azam is under pressure - Aamer Jamal on Azam Khan

Azam Khan failed to live up to expectations in international cricket. The keeper-batter has failed to get going for the Pakistan team and has faced a lot of criticism for his performances.

Aamer Jamal talked about the criticism Azam Khan is facing, saying that the keeper-batter is under pressure because he is unable to get started. Jamal suggested that the keeper-batter needs to be given confidence. He said:

“The standards of international and league cricket are very different. Your confidence in the league is different when you go to the international league. Although you have performed well, when the next team comes against you, they have worked on you and told you not to play here and there and that this is his strong zone. You have to struggle for that. You have to make your shot selection different when you go to the international league.

"I think Azam is under pressure because he didn't have a good start. Whether it was his debut or comeback. Otherwise being a player, I will never criticize Azam. I think if you want to develop a player, the process will be that if you give him a start in the conditions that he has performed, his confidence level builds and boosts and he will give you performances in any condition,” he concluded.