Pakistan all-rounder Agha Salman backed star batter Babar Azam to regain his form sooner rather than later.
Azam has struggled for runs in the recent past and was not able to score even a single fifty in Test cricket last year.
“A bad patch can come upon any cricketer. After how much Babar Azam has performed for Pakistan, this little bad patch makes no difference. We’re not concerned about his form, and he himself is aware of how to get out of these situations. The way that he’s working on his batting, I think it’s just a matter of time. Very soon you’ll see a big hundred from him,” Salman said during a press conference on Thursday after the close of play during the ongoing Sydney Test against Australia.
He also opened up about Pakistan’s slip catching after debutant Saim Ayub dropped a sitter of Warner earlier during the day.
“Saim has been practicing slip-catching. I think there’s a problem with the 1st slip position (laughs). When I was briefly off the field, Babar thought he’d move to 2nd slip (with Saim at 1st). People who follow cricket know that more catches go toward 2nd slip,” he said.
“Dropped catches are a part of the game. Australia also dropped catches, and it happens to anyone. There are no easy catches in the slips because you have very little time to react. We’ve also taken so many catches in the slips but no one talks about them (laughs),” he added.
Rain played spoilsport on the second day of the third Test between Pakistan and Australia in Sydney on Thursday.
