{"id":64084,"date":"2021-04-28T11:35:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=64084"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:58:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:58:45","slug":"not-selfish-i-play-according-to-team-requirements-babar-azam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=64084","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Not selfish, I play according to team requirements\u2019 Babar Azam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harare:\u00a0Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam has hit back to his critics, who label him selfish despite performances.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 26-year-old Babar while speaking to a group of reporters ahead of two Tests against Zimbabwe, emphasized that he bats according to team requirements.<\/p>\n

“Everyone has their own opinion but I won’t call it selfish, I play according to the requirements of the team. Sometimes you have to play aggressively and sometimes you have to change your game according to the team’s capability,” Babar said.<\/p>\n

“As a player, I have to bat along with others and play all overs. I don’t bother that much what people are saying,” he added.<\/p>\n

Babar further added that they will finalize the playing XI for the first Test after viewing the pitch but hinted that there can be a change from the last Test they played against South Africa in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n

“We will look to play with winning combination [home series win vs South Africa] and after viewing the pitch, we will finalize,” he maintained.<\/p>\n

Babar showed full confidence on the opening pair of Abid Ali and Imran Butt, who failed in South Africa Tests.<\/p>\n

“Imran has played only two Tests while Abid has performed in the past and has experience. We will look to back as much we can,” he added.<\/p>\n

It must be noted that Pakistan won the three-match T20I series by 2-1. The Test series starts tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0Misbah confident spinners will perform in Yasir\u2019s absence<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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