'Senior Players Have Stepped..,' Babar Azam Speaks To AB de Villiers Ahead Of T20 World Cup 2024
Recently reinstated as the captain of Pakistan's white-ball cricket team, Babar Azam spoke candidly about the challenges he faced during his childhood and credited his parents for their unwavering support
04:21 PM Jun 01, 2024 IST | Shashwat Nishant
Babar Azam
Former South African captain AB de Villiers had an engaging conversation with Pakistan captain Babar Azam ahead of the T20 World Cup. Babar shared his excitement about leading Pakistan in a major tournament and discussed his journey from playing tape-ball cricket to captaining the national team across all formats.
THAT SOUND OF THE BAT AND CLEAN HITTING.
Some class flow of runs by Babar Azam in those shots.pic.twitter.com/stXdLiNSd8
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Babar Azam 'Excited' For T20 World Cup
Recently reinstated as the captain of Pakistan's white-ball cricket team, Babar spoke candidly about the challenges he faced during his childhood and credited his parents for their unwavering support, which played a crucial role in his rise to prominence as a cricketer.
"My family played a big role because, when I started out, we did not have a lot of money. We were not like a rich family. When I started out, I played state cricket and played tennis ball cricket and tape-ball cricket every Saturday night. We used to be 2 teams and play together. After sometime, I told my father I wanted to start professional cricket, so he said ok, let us do it. So it was very difficult when I began my professional cricket journey," Babar said. T20 World Cup
"I am just taking one day at a time, I am not thinking where I am going, or which age I would stop myself. Right now, I am just playing my own game and I enjoy my every single time. I just love to play cricket. Yes, we are going for the World Cup and the hope is very high. The confidence is very high and we have a good team, we have good players. Good batters and senior players have stepped up and this helps a lot. We are very excited for World Cup,"
