Pakistan captain Babar Azam talked about his cricketing journey and also the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. He said that as a team they are prepared for the tournament and the hope is very high within the group ahead of the event.
Babar Azam will be captaining the Pakistan team in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. The right-hander arguably is considered one of the best batters to have played for Pakistan. Despite being young, he is still considered in great of the game.
Babar Azam has been one of the major reasons behind the success of the Pakistan team of late. The batter has carried the batting unit for the team single-handedly and has taken the team to famous victories in some of the major games.
Babar Azam also has done a decent job as the captain of the Pakistan team and would be hoping to take the team to glory in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. The event will begin on 2nd June and Pakistan will be playing their first game on 6th June.
Babar Azam in an interaction with AB de Villiers on his YouTube channel talked about his journey from tape ball to Pakistan captain. He stated that his father supported him well and played a huge role. He elaborated:
“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 some time, 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.”
The confidence is very high and we have a good team – Babar Azam on T20 World Cup 2024
Babar Azam also talked about the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. He said that he is taking one day at a time and is enjoying his cricket. The batter said that confidence within the team is high and they are excited about the tournament. He added:
“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.”
Pakistan in the last two World Cups have been brilliant. They made it into the semi-final of the tournament in 2021 and then reached the final in 2022. They would be keen to win the title this time around and for that skipper Babar Azam needs to be at his best.
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