Pakistan cricket team’s top prolific scorer Babar Azam, currently going through a rough period of his career, which has already lasted for 13 years. His fans and analysts are worried about his recent performance level, especially with the T20 World Cup just around the corner. His fans and analysts are worried about his recent performance level, especially with the T20 World Cup just around the corner.
On top of the charts last season, Babar Azam continued his high-scoring form with 569 runs. As a consequence, expectations that Peshawar Zalmi’s skipper becomes one of the leaders, both in terms of quality and quantity, rose to new highs. People not only expected him to play his characteristic role of the sheet-anchor but also to finish his international century absence — the last one he scored was against Nepal in August 2023.
Nevertheless, Babar’s investment in the ongoing 2025 season seems to be crashing. During the first three Zalmi matches, he managed to score 0, 1, and 2, which was obviously a shocking run of form for a batsman considered one of the best in the game. It is the first time in his T20 career that he has been out in less than 3 three consecutive innings.
Just when Zalmi was in a critical situation and in dire need of a captain, Babar got a dip in his form. Despite having their first victory of the season, Babar’s bad form is overshadowing their campaign. With hat games on the way, the pressure only goes up for the right-handed batter to come back to form and set an excellent example for the team.
Still, Babar has always been good at coping with hardships. His critics blasting him out and coming back stronger has always been the story of his career. Everyone, whether fans or his teammates, is optimistic that a huge score is just around the corner and the skipper will be back to being the most dreaded batter in the global arena.
For the time being, everyone will be interested in seeing if Babar Azam can succeed in his next match for Zalm, not only to score runs but also to quieten the concerns and restore the impetus that has characterized his career.
