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Babar Azam says hard work and learning from past mistakes are the keys to improvement as Pakistan prepare for a two-Test home series against Sri Lanka.
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Babar Azam says the more cricket he plays, the better his performance will become, as he looks to improve his game ahead of Pakistan’s home Test series against Sri Lanka. Speaking at a pre-Test press conference in Rawalpindi, the senior batter said the team had several young players and it was his responsibility to help them perform at their best.
Babar said the team must learn from past mistakes, adding that no player or team could play perfect cricket all the time. Hard work and continuous improvement, he said, were the keys to success, and he promised better decisions in future as he puts what he has learnt over the past few years into practice.
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Babar is also working with the coaching staff and former players to further improve his game. He praised former captain and batting coach Mohammad Yousuf, describing him as an outstanding coach who is helping him improve his technique.
Babar said eight to nine new players were part of the squad and it was his responsibility to give them confidence and guide them as they adjusted to international cricket. Selection and dropping of players, he made clear, rested with the selectors, and he did not have the final say in it.
On the expectations of supporters, Babar said he understood that fans wanted to see him perform. He stressed that every player made mistakes and needed to take responsibility for them, and that the side would keep working until the results matched the effort being put in behind the scenes.
Pakistan will play a two-Test series against Sri Lanka. The first Test begins on November 9 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, and the second starts on November 17 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The series is an early test of the team’s rebuilding plans, with several fresh faces in the squad.
Pakistan come into the series after winning a three-nation one-day series at home, beating Sri Lanka by three wickets in the final at Lahore on October 31. Babar and his team-mates will hope that white-ball success can carry into the longer format, where consistency with the bat has been the side’s biggest challenge.
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