Pakistani modern veteran battleman Babar Azam finally sees a spark of hope because they are recalled in the national T20i side for the Asia Cup 2025. His recording would depend on his performance in the coming series against the West Indies.
Pakistan is currently going through a hectic schedule in the international cricket, while they are preparing to make a strong comeback with the Asia Cup 2025, after their failure in the ICC tournaments over the past 2 years.
They played in a series against Bangladesh and followed it with another White-Ball series against the West Indies. The ODI series against West -India has yet to start. After the conclusion of this, they are planned in a Tri-Nation series against Afghanistan and the VAE, which closes on 7 September, only 2 days before the start of the Asia Cup 2025.
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Babar Azam will probably come back for Pakistan in T20s before Asia Cup 2025
With the hectic schedule to follow, Pakistan would need more fit players in the team, and some players have already been eliminated due to injuries.
Under such circumstances, Pakistan has suggested going back to one of their most reliable batters, Babar Azam, who was overlooked in T20s because of the format in question.
The recent reports of Pakistani media suggest that Babar Azam has been taken into account for a possible comeback in the T20i side, prior to the Tri-Nation Series and the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025.
The development comes as the worries continue to grow about the availability of Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman for the upcoming continental championship. Recently, Babar, in addition to Mohammad Rizwan and Naseem Shah, was spotted to meet the PCB chef, Mohsin Naqvi, during the second T20i against West India.
The availability of Fakhar Zaman is at stake for the Asia Cup
Fakhar Zaman, the experienced left-handed opener from Pakistan, was seen in two T20 matches against the West Indies, but injured his hamstring during the field in the 19th of the second T20i.
As a result of this injury, he was excluded from the third T20 and is also excluded from the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies. Some sources of Pakistani media have revealed that Fakhar was instructed to report to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, where he will undergo rehabilitation due to his injury.
This has held its participation in the upcoming Asia Cup under reasonable doubt, and that is why Babar Azam has been cited as the strongest backup plan in the T20i setup. Although the reports reveal that Babar’s performance in the ODI series is the decisive factor for his selection for the Asia Cup and the Tri series.
Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2025 schedule
The last team of the Pakistan T20i side for the Asia Cup 2025 still has to be announced, and Babar Azam can be part of it based on his show in Trinidad.
The Asia Cup starts in the VAE on September 9, where Pakistan is placed in the same group next to Archrivals India, is housed the VAE and Oman. They will start their campaign against Oman on September 12, followed by the Debateable Contest against India on September 14 and the last match against the VAE on 17th.
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