Pakistan Fans Should Prioritize Winning Not Babar Azam: Dean Jones

Babar Azam is the talk of the town whenever Pakistan plays. It is as Babar Azam has shouldered the burden of scoring runs for Pakistan across format with ease. As a result, he is compared with the likes of one of the finest cricketers of the generation Virat Kohli. His success in international cricket has bore fruits for him with his board further appointing him as the captain of the limited-overs side.

Azam has scored at an average of 45 in the longest format and over 50 in the limited-overs, which says a lot about his batting. Whereas Virat Kohli averages over 53 in Tests and nearly 60 in ODIs at present. However Dean Jones, who has coached a PSL franchise, believes that the Pakistan fans should concentrate on team win and not Babar Azam performance.

His Twitter post read: “Message for Pakistan fans.. yes it’s always great when Babar Azam scores runs.. but he will tell you.. winning is priority!!”

Message for Pakistan fans.. yes it’s always great when @babarazam258 scores runs.. but he will tell you.. winning is priority!!

— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano) August 9, 2020

The top-order batsman Azam has scored at an average of 45 in the longest format and over 50 in the limited-overs, which says a lot about his batting. Azam scored 69 runs in the first innings against England at Old Trafford. Pakistan lost the match and conceded a 1-0 lead to the home side.

Following the Test series, Pakistan will play T20I series against England which is slated to get underway from August 28 at Old Trafford. The remaining two matches will be played at the same venue on the 30th and September 1.