Babar Azam's slow fifty against New Zealand didn't help his team's cause. During a run-chase of 321 runs, Babar took 90 balls to score just 64 runs. He struck 6 fours and 1 six during his knock.
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“I’m a big fan of Babar Azam. Sometimes, as cricketers, when we want to safeguard our reputation, it becomes a problem. Reputation is not ahead of the team. Babar's knock was very difficult to watch,” Ashwin said.
"Intent kahan tha. Ghar pe rakh ke aaya tha kya? (Where was the intent? Did you keep it at your home? I actually feel that, coming into the match, Babar Azam didn’t create shot options for himself," Ashwin noted.
"It wasn’t powerplay, it was poor play" - Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin tore apart Pakistan's batting performance against New Zealand and slammed Babar Azam for his lack of aggressive intent. He praised Salman Ali Agha for his attacking knock but felt Babar's knock pushed Pakistan back.
Ashwin wasn't convinced with Pakistan's performance in the powerplay in which they scored just 22 runs in 10 overs and lost two wickets in the process. He believes that the format of the Champions Trophy won't give Pakistan many chances of making a comeback.
Do-or-die match for Pakistan
Pakistan will be in a must-win situation when they face the arch-rivals India in the next match on February 23 in Dubai. The Men in Green need to win the match at any cost to stay in contention for the semi-final spot.
On the other hand, India started their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with a win over Bangladesh. They will be high on confidence before the highly anticipated clash against Pakistan and will be aiming to book their spot in the next round.
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