LAHORE: Former captain Babar Azam has been advised to enhance his batting in opposition to spin and increase his total strike charge to be thought-about for Twenty20 Internationals, coach Mike Hesson mentioned.
Babar is the nationwide staff’s batting mainstay in different codecs however has not performed a T20 Worldwide since their tour of South Africa late final yr.
The 30-year-old couldn’t discover a place within the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup subsequent month because the staff administration confirmed religion in rising gamers corresponding to Sahibzada Farhan.
“There isn’t any doubt Babar’s been requested to enhance in some areas round taking up spin and when it comes to his strike charge,” Hesson mentioned of the top-order batter who has a modest strike charge of 129 in T20 Internationals.
“These are issues he is working actually laborious on. However in the mean time the gamers we’ve got, have finished exceptionally effectively.
“Sahibzada Farhan has performed six video games and gained three player-of-the-match awards.”
Babar ought to use the Large Bash League in Australia to enhance his 20-overs batting and stage a comeback, Hesson mentioned.
“A participant like Babar has a chance to play within the BBL and present he is enhancing in these areas in T20s. He is too good a participant to not take into account,” he mentioned.
Pakistan will start their Asia Cup Group A marketing campaign in opposition to Oman in Dubai on September 12 earlier than assembly arch-rivals India on the similar venue two days later.
