Shoaib Malik asks Babar Azam to start working against googly

Pakistan captain Babar Azam had a horrible T20 World Cup campaign with the bat, scoring only 124 runs at a strike rate of 93.23.

The Men in Green endured a heartbreaking five-wicket defeat against England in the final of the T20 World Cup, where Babar scored 32 off 28 balls.

Adil Rashid dismissed the 28-year-old as he failed to pick up googly and went for a cut short, taking an edge straight to the bowler.

Fans have been critical of Babar's approach as the batter of his stature has failed several times while facing leg-spinners.

Veteran middle-order batter Shoaib Malik also identified flaw and requested Babar to work against googly by watching plenty of videos.

"This has been happening quite often and it's a request to Babar to start working against googly. He needs a bit of work in that, Malik said on a local sports channel.

"If you cannot check a spinner’s hand, you need to watch many videos," he added. Babar needs to make changes in his batting. If your legs are planted, you still manage against pacers. But you can’t play a spinner with planted legs. For example, Babar thought Rashid bowled him leg spin and prepared to play in the covers but since it was a googly, he could not do anything but get out."

On the other hand, former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq also shared his views.

“If you cannot read the bowl, never go to play this square off the wicket. Because once your bat goes out to play, it will land you in trouble. So if you cannot understand it, go and play straight. We have discussed this in Hasranga’s case as well but our batsmen play cut without reading the ball," he added.