Usman Shinwari claims no fear of Babar Azam in T20s'

Pakistan bowler, Usman Shinwari, expressed his admiration for Babar Azam while highlighting his confidence in facing the current Pakistan captain in T20 matches. 

In an interview during a local YouTube podcast, Shinwari acknowledged Babar as his favorite player across Test and ODI formats, but he asserted that he doesn't feel much pressure when bowling to him in T20 cricket.

“My favorite player is Babar Azam, without a doubt. However, I think that Babar is extremely dangerous in ODIs and Tests," he said.

In T20s, I won’t feel much pressure against him because he relies on conventional shots, and as a bowler, you don’t expect Babar to slog sweep a good length delivery or play an unorthodox shot out of nowhere for a six. For this reason, I won’t feel any danger bowling to him in T20s. But in Tests and ODIs, he remains my favorite batter,” he concluded.

It is worth noting that the left-arm medium pacer has participated in 16 T20I matches, securing 13 wickets with an average of 32.61 and an economy rate of 8.31. His most recent appearance in a shorter-format match was against Sri Lanka in 2019.