I am leading the team on a historic tour of Australia, ”said Babar Azam, T20 captain of the Pakistan cricket team
A great honor to lead Pakistan cricket team in this historic tour of Australia. Pakistan is always a force to reckon with and I am confident in this young & impressive team of ours. #RiseAndRise #PakistanZindabad
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) October 27, 2019
“I am very honored that on a historic tour, the green shirts are on my shoulders and I am proud, confident of my young team and the Pakistan team,” he said on Twitter. Has the ability to do anything.
It should be remembered that the national team has arrived in Australia. During the tour, three Twenty20 matches will be played between Pakistan and Kangaroos.
Pakistan Squad
These players are included in the national T20 for Australia tour: Babar Azam Captain, Asif Ali, Fakhr Zaman, Harris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Emad Wasim, Imamul Haq, Shadab Khan, Musa Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasan, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rizwan, Wahab Riaz, Khushdal Shah and Usman Qadir.
Pakistan’s T20I captain @babarazam258 previews series against Australia pic.twitter.com/gzOnIDXsjc
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 25, 2019
Babar Azam Press conference
It should be noted that Babar Azam, captain of the national T20 team and Pakistan Runner Machine during a press conference before leaving for Kangaroos Day, said that the young players I know for the tour of Australia will be fed. Will try to win the series. Our goal is to play the same way the Kings play on the tour. In this tour we will be aggressively betting.
Referring to the team, the Pakistani captain said that our team is very good, the squad has given the youngsters a chance, the young fast bowlers can be a challenge for the rivals.
Referring to fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, Babar Azam says that Mohammad Irfan Bhai is back in the team, along with Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz are part of the team which has made the bowling attack very strong. Bowling Combination is better.
Responding to a question about the fast bowler Mohammad Musa, the Pakistani run machine said that if youngsters like the bowlers have a good ball and bowl a good ball then the pitches there will be beneficial for them during the tour Australia.
Responding to a question about Usman Qadir, he said that the league sniper has already played in Kangaroos country. Big bash has also done well in domestic cricket. So they can be a surprise package for the rivals in our team. However, the main sniper is Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim, but they will be looking to feed him on occasion.
About batsman Khushdal Shah, Babar Azam said that the left-handed batsman’s power hitting is good enough, his best thing is that he is batting according to the match. He also made it true during the T20 tournament. Proved it.
Regarding the captaincy of the Twenty20, the Pakistani leader said that it was a great tour for me, because for the first time the captaincy was on my shoulders, I will try to show 100% performance during the tour. The same consistency will be seen in the batting besides the captaincy.
Regarding the fans, he said that everyone should support the Pakistani team, defeat is part of the game, they will show 110% performance during the tour, the rest is in the hands of Allah.
Australia T20 Series 2019 Schedule
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Musa Khan, Shadab Khan, Usman Qadir.
November 3: First T20I, SCG, 2.30pm (Fox & Kayo)
November 5: Second T20I, Manuka Oval, 7.10pm (Fox & Kayo)
November 8: Third T20I, Perth Stadium, 4.30pm (Fox & Kayo)