Babar Azam has a 'slight technical problem' outside off stump: Nasser Hussain

Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that Pakistan’s limited-overs captain, Babar Azam, has a slight technical problem outside off stump.

In an interview with PakPassion.net, the former England batsman said Babar needs to perform all over the world to be considered a great batsman.

“He [Babar] does have a slight technical problem in the area just outside off stump, a little bit like Kohli had when he first came to England and he was found out,” said Hussain.

“Babar’s a wonderful player and batting isn’t just about the amount of runs you get, it’s about the way you get them and when Babar’s batting well he’s so pleasing on the eye, he’s an aesthetically pleasing player. He’s an outstanding player, make no mistake and he’s just got to make sure that if he wants to be a great of the game and he’s pushing that, and for that you have to be consistent all over the world and get runs in all conditions,” he added.

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Apart from performing all over the world, Hussain added that the 26-year old also needs to maintain his current rich vein of form for an extended period of time.

“Babar has what it takes to become one of the greats. In white-ball cricket he’s up there with the best of them. He’s up near the top of the rankings in T20Is, and in fifty over cricket he is exceptional too. He did OK in the Test series against England bearing in mind England is not an easy place to come and play Test cricket. He just needs that consistency in Test cricket to be up there with the likes of Virat Kohli. Babar’s done that for 6 to 9 months so far, he just needs to be consistent for a longer period of time,” he said.

Azam features in the top five of International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for batsmen in all formats with second, third and fifth position in T20Is, ODIs and Tests respectively.