Former South African captain AB de Villiers had an engaging conversation with Pakistan captain Babar Azam ahead of the T20 World Cup. Babar shared his excitement about leading Pakistan in a major tournament and discussed his journey from playing tape-ball cricket to captaining the national team across all formats.
THAT SOUND OF THE BAT AND CLEAN HITTING.
Some class flow of runs by Babar Azam in those shots.pic.twitter.com/stXdLiNSd8
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Babar Azam ‘Excited’ For T20 World Cup
Recently reinstated as the captain of Pakistan’s white-ball cricket team, Babar spoke candidly about the challenges he faced during his childhood and credited his parents for their unwavering support, which played a crucial role in his rise to prominence as a cricketer.
“My family played a big role because, when I started out, we did not have a lot of money. We were not like a rich family. When I started out, I played state cricket and played tennis ball cricket and tape-ball cricket every Saturday night. We used to be 2 teams and play together. After sometime, I told my father I wanted to start professional cricket, so he said ok, let us do it. So it was very difficult when I began my professional cricket journey,” Babar said. T20 World Cup
“I am just taking one day at a time, I am not thinking where I am going, or which age I would stop myself. Right now, I am just playing my own game and I enjoy my every single time. I just love to play cricket. Yes, we are going for the World Cup and the hope is very high. The confidence is very high and we have a good team, we have good players. Good batters and senior players have stepped up and this helps a lot. We are very excited for World Cup,”
