Top 5 current batsmen and their weaknesses
These players have worked hard though to overcome their frailties.
4. Babar Azam – full pitched outswingers
Babar Azam averages a staggering 54 in the ODIs after playing 74 matches. But he is taking time to settle down in Tests. Though his average reads 45 after 26 Test matches, it has shot up recently after a decent Australia series and then a run-filled home season. Babar, like most of the subcontinent batsman, likes to drive the ball on the up and for the same reason, is prone to getting out to swinging deliveries.
When a bowler delivers an outswinger pitching it full enough (in an area 6 metres or less from his stumps), then Babar Azam struggles. According to the Cricviz, Babar, until 2018, averaged only 10.42 against full deliveries in Tests while the same average shots up to 38.44 in the 50-over format.
He is only 25 years old at the moment and must have understood areas of improvement in his batting. He has already made an adjustment in his batting which was evident in Australia recently. Moreover, Babar is definitely the next big thing in Pakistan cricket and looks destined to lead his country in all formats of the game. Currently he is only the leader of the T20I team.
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