Pakistani modern-day legendary batsman Babar Azam Finally the Asia Cup sees a ray of hope to return to the National T20I side before 2025. His inclusion will depend on his performance in the upcoming series against the West Indies.
Pakistan is currently undergoing a busy program in international cricket, as they are preparing to make a strong comeback Asia Cup 2025After his failure in the ICC tournament during the last 2 years.
He played in a series against Bangladesh and followed it with another white ball chain against the West Indies. The ODI series against the West Indies has not started. Following the conclusion of the same, they are scheduled for convenience in a three-nation series against Afghanistan and UAE, which ends on 7 September exactly 2 days before the start of the Asia Cup 2025.
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Babur Azam Asia Cup is likely to return to Pakistan in T20 ahead of 2025
With a busy schedule to follow, Pakistan The squad will require more fit players, and some players have already been knocked out due to injury concerns.
In such circumstances, Pakistan has indicated to return to Babur Azam, one of its most trusted batsmen, which have been ignored in T20 due to the relevant form in the format.
Recent reports of Pakistani media suggests that Babar Azam is considered for a possible return to the T20I side, the Tri-Nation Series and ACC Men Asia Cup ahead of 2025.
This development comes when concerns about the availability of Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman for the upcoming Continental Championship are increasing. Recently, with Babur, Mohammad Rizwan and Naseem Shah, the PCB chief was seen meeting Mohsin Naqvi during the second T20I against West Indies.
The availability of Fakhar Zaman is a question for the Asia Cup
Fakhar ZamanPakistan’s veteran left -handed opener was seen in two T20 games against the West Indies, but injured his hamstring while fielding in the 19th over of the second T20I.
As a result of this injury, he was excluded from the third T20 and has also been excluded from the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies. Some of the Pakistani media sources have revealed that Fakhar has been directed to report to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, where he will go through rehabilitation with his injury.
This has placed his participation in the upcoming Asia Cup under appropriate doubt, and therefore, Babar Azam has been quoted as the strongest backup scheme in the T20I setup. However, reports suggest that Babur’s performance in the ODI series will be a decisive factor on the Asia Cup as well as their selection for the three-series.
Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2025 schedule
The final squad of the Pakistan T20I side for the Asia Cup 2025 is yet to be announced, and Babar Azam may be part of it based on his show in Trinidad.
The Asia Cup will be closed on 9 September in the United Arab Emirates, with Pakistan in the same group with Archaerals India, hosting UAE and Oman. They will kickstart their campaign against Oman on 12 September, followed by a debate competition against India on 14 September and the final match against the UAE on 17th.
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