Babar has lately been reappointed as Pakistan‘s white-ball captain, changing Shaheen Shah Afridi within the submit, after he led the aspect in only one T20I sequence.
Talking on a podcast, Babar was given a state of affairs as a captain on the sphere and requested which bowler will he belief to ship the decisive final over in a T20 match. He was given two names.
“One over, T20 match, it’s a must to win the match, you’ve got two choices to defend 10 runs, whom will you give the final over, Naseem Shah or Jasprit Bumrah?”
The 29-year-old Pakistan captain had no hesitation in making a choice, and replied, “Naseem Shah.”
“Firstly, I felt so comfortable for Naseem, for the best way he returned to cricket after harm, the best way he recovered,” mentioned Babar.
“The variety of abilities he has, you don’t get a expertise like this fairly often in Pakistan. There are others too, like Shaheen, he has his personal class, he’s skilled and Naseem is on Shaheen’s path,” Azam added.
Twenty-year-old Naseem was on the harm checklist for greater than six months, recovering from a shoulder harm he suffered on the Asia Cup final 12 months. It additionally sidelined him for the ODI World Cup held in India.
India and Pakistan will subsequent meet within the highly-anticipated group sport of the T20 World Cup on June 9 in New York.
The 2024 T20 World Cup can be collectively hosted by the West Indies and USA from June 2 to 29.
