Babar’s bat did not work again. (Photo- PTI)
Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam is struggling with a bad phase. He was a complete flop in the recent T20 and ODI series played against South Africa. Now the beginning of the ODI series against Sri Lanka was also very bad for them. In the first match of the 3-match ODI series, both the teams faced each other at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Babar was a complete flop in this match and was out after playing a Test-like innings in ODI.
Babar’s bat did not work again
Babar Azam has not scored a century in international cricket for quite some time and this wait still continues. Even in this match against Sri Lanka, Babar Azam’s bat remained silent. He was seen struggling for one run at a time. During this period he faced 51 balls, but could score only 29 runs. Babar included only 3 fours in this innings. In this innings, it took him 13 balls to score his first run, which means he was under pressure from the beginning.
Let us tell you, Babar Azam scored his last international century on 30 August 2023 against Nepal in the Asia Cup. Since then he has not scored a century in all three formats. That means it has been 804 days since Babar scored his last international century. During this period, he has played 83 innings, but once again he could not touch the 100-run mark. At the same time, in the last 6 ODI innings he has scored only 83 runs, in which his average is 13.83.
Only 3 fifties in 15 matches
Babar Azam has played 15 ODI matches so far in the year 2025. During this period, he has scored only 408 runs at a poor average of 27.20. The surprising thing is that in these matches, Babar has touched the 50-run mark only three times. Which clearly shows that Babar is struggling with very poor form at the moment and is also under pressure.