India legend Sunil Gavaskar met Pakistan captain Babar Azam just lately at a non-public gathering. The previous India participant additionally interacted with different luminaries there, together with former Pakistan participant Mohammad Yousuf, who Gavaskar requested, “Abhi bhi aapka document hai na,1800 runs ka? Check cricket mein (You continue to maintain the document no of 1800 runs in Check Cricket?) to which the latter nodded affirmatively. Yousuf is the present document proprietor of scoring the very best Check runs in a calendar yr when in 2006 he performed 11 matches, 19 innings and amassed 1,788 runs.
Gavaskar additionally offered Babar with a particular cap signed by him and was additionally seen discussing shot choice with the Pakistan captain the place he was heard telling him that there can be no downside if a batter’s shot choice is predicated on the scenario.
Coming into the World Cup, Babar’s inconsistent batting kind has been beneath the highlight however he’ll be hoping to show his fortunes round when the match correct begins.
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A few days in the past, all of the workforce captains celebrated Babar’s twenty eighth birthday after they addressed a joint press convention in Melbourne forward of the T20 World Cup.
Australia captain Aaron Finch shocked Babar Azam with the birthday cake whereas the Pakistani skipper was having a dialog with Scotland’s Richie Berrington.
Pakistan will open their World Cup marketing campaign towards arch-rivals India on October 23.
In final yr’s match, Babar was the highest run-getter with 303 runs in six video games. He set the tone of Pakistan’s unbeaten run within the group stage with a superb half-century within the opening sport towards India and equalled the document of India’s Virat Kohli and Matthew Hayden to attain 4 half centuries in a single version of the match.