Babar Azam Muhammad Rizwan T20i Career Finished: Babur-Rizwan’s T20 International Career is over? Out from Asia Cup team, PCB has been indicating for 8 months

New Delhi. What PCB has indicated by the PCB by excluding Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the Asia Cup that now these two veterans do not have a place in his T20 team. For the last few months, PCB has been keeping Babur and Rizwan out of their T20 team. Both players were not part of the T20 team in the recently concluded T20 series against the West Indies. PCB is constantly ignoring him. It has been 8 months since both players played T20 International matches. Babur and Rizwan played their last T20 International match in South Africa in December 2024.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan (Muhammad Rizwan) did not get a place in the T20 series against Bangladesh before the West Indies. Somewhere the selectors are constantly excluding them from the team and indicating that now their place is not made in the T20 team. The next year T20 World Cup is to be held. In view of this, it seemed that both would get a place in the Asia Cup team, but it did not happen. It has become clear that Babur and Rizwan may not be part of the Pakistan team for the T20 World Cup next year.

Babur has been struggling with poor form for some time
Babar Azam and Rizwan’s recent form has been very poor. Babur is constantly failing with the bat. 30 -year -old Babar Azam’s form is bad. In the recent ODI series against the West Indies, Babur was also struggling with his form. He is waiting for a century from 72 innings. Right -handed batsman Babar Azam was once compared to Virat Kohli. He was called the most talented player in Pakistan but in recent days he is not able to leave his poor form continuously. Wicketkeeper Rizwan has been 33 years old. Rizwan is also struggling with poor form.

This will be the first time after 11 years

This will be the first time after 11 years in the Asia Cup when Babar Azam will not be in Pakistan’s team. After his debut in 2015, Babur has been continuously joining the Asia Cup team of Pakistan, whether it is ODI format or T20. Babar Azam played his first Asia Cup in the year 2016. He is the world’s second batsman in terms of scoring the most runs in T20 International cricket. Babur has scored 4223 runs in 128 T20 International matches, including 3 centuries and 36 half -centuries. At the same time, Rizwan has scored 3414 runs in 106 T20 International matches with the help of 1 century and 30 half -centuries.

First match of Asia Cup will be played on 9 September

The Asia Cup will begin from 9 September. The Asia Cup played in T20 format will be held in UAE. Pakistan has been placed in Group A along with arch -rivals India in the eight teams Asia Cup tournaments, including UAE and Oman. The tournament will be held from September 9 to 28. Pakistan and India will compete on 14 September. Both teams can clash three times in this tournament. Prior to the Asia Cup, Pakistan’s team, captained by Salman Ali Aga, will play a triangular series against Afghanistan and host UAE in Sharjah from 29 August to 7 September.

Pakistan team for Asia Cup:
Salman Ali Aga (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyidi, Sufiyi Mokim.