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Babar Azam bombarded with selfie requests as Pakistan star reaches Australia for ODI-T20I series’

Babar Azam bombarded with selfie requests as Pakistan star reaches Australia for ODI-T20I series’

Babar was rested from Pakistan's Test side after struggling for the last two years, and after a short break, he's arrived in Australia for the 6-match white-ball tour, which commences on November 4.

Babar Azam may have been feeling a little down on himself after getting dropped from Pakistan’s Test squad, but that changed for a little while when he reached Australia.

Babar Azam greeted by fans upon arrival in Melbourne

After landing Down Under for the upcoming white-ball series’, the star Pakistani batter was greeted by hundreds of fans who requested an image with him. People came running in for an image with one of the best white-ball batters in the world, and Babar happily obliged for each one of them. 

Babar isn’t the only one who has arrived at the shores of Australia. Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, and Faisal Akram have all touched down as well for the white-ball tour, which commences a week from now. The remaining players in the squad, many of whom were part of the Test series against England, will join them in Melbourne later today. 

Babar Azam to focus on finding form

It’s not just Babar’s Test match play, but his form in ODIs has dipped as well. From 2019-2022, he was arguably the world’s best 50-over batter, but last year he struggled, especially compared to the standards he set. After averaging over 60 from 2019 onwards, for the first time last year, his average went under 50. He still scored over 1000 runs but wasn’t close to his best. With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 coming up, now is the time to find his form once again and show that the slump was an aberration. 

Pakistan’s squad for Australia white-ball tour

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