After witnessing Babar Azam lose to Adil Rashid “googly” in the T20 World Cup final, Shoaib Malik has asked the Pakistan captain to improve this aspect of his game.
Babar Azam’s T20 World Cup 2022 career came to a dismal end with only one fifty to his record. Although Babar did succeed in leading the Pakistani side into the tournament’s championship match, his batting was still in jeopardy. Adil Rashid, a spinner, dismissed Babar in the Sunday final after the Pakistani captain failed to read a “googly.” Shoaib Malik, a seasoned Pakistani cricketer, has now asked Babar to “learn how to play googly.”
Malik went into great length in a video posted on A Sports on dealing with googlies. When it comes to preparing for such deliveries against a spinner, he provided a step-by-step explanation.
“Babar needs to improve his batting technique. Even while your legs are planted, you can outrun pacers. However, you can’t play a spinner while standing still. For instance, Babar intended to play in the covers after believing Rashid had bowled his leg spin but was unable to do so since the ball was a googly “explained Malik.
When a batter is having trouble distinguishing between a leg spin and a googly ball, even Pakistan’s former captain Misbah-ul-Haq chimed in and emphasized the value of playing in front.
“Never try to play this square of the wicket if you can’t read the bowl. Because if your bat starts playing, trouble will follow. So simply go and play straight if you can’t grasp it. Tauranga’s situation has also been discussed, however, our batsmen make cuts without paying attention to the ball “said he.
Misbah continued by saying that Babar needs to practice the skill of sweeping spinner deliveries because doing so greatly reduces the threat.
“You need to develop your sweep, as I’ve emphasized many times before. He could have played the ball sweeping today, but he lacks this weapon in his arsenal “He expressed an opinion.
