The real number 1 who plays a match-winning innings is Gautam Gambhir's taunt on Babar Azam
Babar Azam did not play any match-winning innings, records and rankings are overrated: Former Indian cricketer
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has criticized Pakistan captain Babar Azam, saying the record and ranking over after scoring 50 runs against South Africa in the 26th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai India on Friday. are rated. Speaking to Star Sports India, Gautam Gambhir criticized Babar's performance in the ongoing mega event, saying that the 29-year-old did not play an effective innings in the tournament.
"Babar Azam has not played an impactful innings. Records and rankings are overrated. The real No. 1 is the one who wins matches," he said. The former India batsman then spoke about the fitness of the green shirts, saying there was a "huge gap" between them and the other nine teams in the World Cup.
He added that the first thing that Pakistan needs to work on after the World Cup is their fitness, there is a huge difference in fielding between Pakistan and the other nine teams.
It is worth noting that Babar is under intense scrutiny after his performance as the 29-year-old Babar has scored 207 runs in six World Cup matches at an average of 34.50 and a strike rate of 79.00. Babar scored three half-centuries batting first in an interesting manner and has the lowest strike rate among batsmen with 50+ scores in his innings.