"He Is Working On His Weaknesses And Will Continue To Do So" - Umar Gul Lauds Babar Azam's Work Ethics

Veteran pacer Umar Gul praised ace batter Babar Azam as the top batsman in the world and hoped that the Pakistan skipper would work on his weaknesses with the help of coaches. Umar Gul pointed out that Babar Azam puts in lots of hard work to improve his batting.

Babar Azam is currently leading the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game. The 28-year-old represented Pakistan in 47 Tests, 100 ODIs, and 104 T20I matches. The right-handed batter scored 3696 runs, 5089 runs, and 3485 runs in the three formats, respectively.

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He Might Be Working On His Weak Zone – Umar Gul

In an exclusive interview with Cricket Pakistan, Umar Gul emphasized the importance of players working on their weaknesses to improve their performance.

“No human is perfect either he is a sportsman or anyone else. Every individual has strength and weaknesses. Yes you can say that it’s his weakness, but obviously he [Babar] must have seen this and he might be working on his weak zone,” Gul said.

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“There are coaches who are with him, especially the new batting coach and the head coach, who will definitely work on that particular thing. Just like I said, there is always room for improvement.”

“You can always improve until you say, I am complete, and I don’t need to learn anymore, so, it means that your downfall begins. But the amount of hard work, Babar Azam is putting in, focusing on his batting, I hope that he will definitely work on the weaknesses that is pointed out,” he added.

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Babar Azam Is The Top Batsman In The World – Umar Gul

The 40-year-old highlighted that Pakistan have found their best batsman after a long time in the form of Babar Azam, who is currently in the top 5 batting rankings across all three formats.

“When you have coaches, they keep telling you from time to time what your strengths are. They also inform you about the strengths and weaknesses of the team you are playing against,” he further stated.

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“There is no doubt that Babar Azam is the top batsman in the world, and Pakistan has found an excellent batsman after a long time. So, he is working on his weaknesses and will continue to do so,” he concluded.

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