Pakistan Head Coach Mike Hesson on Babar Azam: Why Babar Azam was out of Asia Cup, coach Mike Hessen told the reason

New Delhi. Pakistan has announced its team for the Asia Cup. Babar Azam, who captained the team in the last tournament, was shown the way out. After being excluded from the series against Bangladesh and West Indies, he was also dropped from the 17 -member team for the Asia Cup to be played next month on Sunday. The reason for the exclusion of Babar Azam has been revealed by the team coach Mike Hessen.

Pakistan’s head coach Mike Hessen spoke about the team selected for the Asia Cup. He broke the silence even when Babar Azam was dropped from the team. He revealed that the star batsman was asked to improve his strike rate. Especially against the spinners, there is a need to improve their game. Hessen also suggested that Babur can use the Big Bash League (BBL) to return to his T20 International.

Pakistan coach Mike Hessen said in a press conference after the Asia Cup team announced, “There is no doubt that Babur has been asked to improve some areas. Especially his strike-rate against the spin is a big problem. Are good players. “

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Since January 2022, Babur’s strike rate against spinners in T20 has been 122.91. This is the figure drawn on the basis of 20 batsmen playing at least 1000 balls. Babar Azam’s strike rate is the worst among all these batsmen. Mohammad Rizwan, who has also been ignored for the Asia Cup, is second in this list with a strike rate of 123.35.