Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has compared under-performing batter Babar Azam to legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar, citing highlighting similarities in their batting technique.
Rashid talked about Babar’s recent struggles and stated that players like him and Sachin can regain form quicker due to them being technically sound.
“It becomes really difficult for our players to come out of the poor form if there is some issue with their technique. I have seen many players going through a form slump, including Sachin Tendulkar,” said Rashid Latif.
“But since Sachin had a sound and good batting technique, he never took time to overcome the patchy form.”
The ex-wicketkeeper also mentioned that, unlike Sachin, Virender Sehwag took a longer time to regain form due to his inferior technique.
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“On the other hand, players like Virender Sehwag used to take more time to come out of a lean patch. This is the difference between a better player and a comparatively less skilled player,” the former captain added.
Rashid Latif then highlighted the ongoing issues in Babar’s technique, which led to his prolonged batting slump.
“Talking about Babar Azam, he was a skilled player, but in the face of a lean patch, he started charging the ball harder, which made his shot selection really tough,” he said.
“He never gets played on; he always gets troubled tinkering with the ball going away from him. He is literally failing to decide which ball to hit or leave. The entire problem in his batting lies here only,” he further added.
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