Babar Azam & Rizwan unsuitable for T20 Cricket-Croach EX-PAKISTAN

The former head coach of Pakistan and team director Mickey Arthur thinks that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are not compatible with modern T20 cricket. Senior pros were the backbone of the T20I team in Pakistan from 2019 to 2023. On that date, they are the most prolific striker partnership in the format, amassing 3,300 points to 46.47.

However, over the past two years, strikers have increased their intention. The average began to become obsolete, the strike rate becoming the main trend of the city. Ricewan and Babar failed in this department. The T20 2024 World Cup was the final straw because Pakistan was eliminated from the group phase, which included a defeat in the United States.

Babar Azam and Rizwan are exceeded in the T20

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to move away from the two and they did not play T20i in 2025. Arthur, under which Babar and Rice developed, thinks they stagnated and the format has evolved when they did not do it.

“Babar and Rizwan are excellent players, but cricket has evolved. They are not perfect for the type of cricket necessary to play in T20 today”, “,” Arthur said, according to the mirror per minute.

The commentary comes after Pakistan did not include them in their team for the Asian Cup. Arthur stressed how every captain and coach has his own vision. He thinks Mike Hesson and Salman Ali Agha have their own plans. As things arise, neither Babar nor Ricewan are in these plans.

“Hesson, with the captain, Agha Salman, wants the team to play according to his own strategy. They shape a style that is adapted to contemporary T20 cricket, and which is accompanied by difficult calls ”, He added.

Pakistani team for the Asian Cup 2025

Salman Ali Agha (C), Abrramed, Fehaem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Husain Talaat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (WK), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman, Mirza, Sald Afridi and Sufyan Moqim.