NEW DELHI: Babar Azam‘s struggles in Check cricket continued as the previous Pakistan captain as soon as once more discovered himself within the highlight for all of the fallacious causes through the first Check in opposition to England in Multan on Monday.
Regardless of Pakistan’s robust exhibiting on Day 1, with Shan Masood (151) and Abdullah Shafique (102) placing up a mammoth 253-run stand, Babar did not capitalize on a golden alternative to silence his critics.
Coming in at a cushty place, Babar scored 30 off 71 balls, earlier than being trapped lbw by England’s Chris Woakes within the closing session of the day.
Woakes set him up brilliantly, beating him on each the inside and outside edges earlier than delivering a full-length ball that nipped in simply sufficient to hit Babar in entrance of the stumps.
Babar reviewed the choice, hoping for a reprieve, however ball-tracking confirmed it was crashing into leg stump. The dismissal prolonged his poor run in Check cricket, leaving followers upset as soon as once more.
What added salt to the wound was the response of followers within the stadium.
A number of spectators had been caught on digicam sleeping throughout Babar’s innings, a second that shortly went viral on social media.
Followers expressed their frustration on-line, trolling the Pakistan skipper for his continued lacklustre performances.
Regardless of Babar forging a 61-run partnership with Saud Shakeel, his lack of ability to transform begins into huge scores is turning into a sample that has fueled criticism, particularly given Pakistan’s dominance earlier within the day.
Pakistan nonetheless ended Day 1 in a commanding place at 328/4, because of Masood and Shafique’s heroics. However with each failure, the stress mounts on Babar to regain his type and silence the rising voices of doubt.
