The tortoise and rabbit story’: Former cricketers slam Babar for his slow-paced half-century
Pakistan star batter Babar Azam's innings of 64 in 90 balls against New Zealand in Champions Trophy opener left several former cricketers baffled. Centuries from Will Young and Tom Latham, combined with a strong bowling performance powered New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs in the inaugural match of the event at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi. Chasing a target of 321, Pakistan struggled to gain momentum, losing wickets at regular intervals. Babar scored 64 runs off 90 balls at a strike rate of 71.11 while chasing a target of 321. He and Saud Shakeel opened the innings for Pakistan after their regular opener, Fakhar Zaman, was forced to sit out for at least 25 minutes due to leaving the field during Pakistan's bowling. As soon as Babar Azam completed his fifty in 81 balls at a strike rate of 61.72, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sarcastically trolled Pakistan star batter. Taking to his X handle (formerly Twitter), vet...