PAK vs NZ: “He Was Telling Me To Take Singles And Doubles…” – Fakhar Zaman Outlines Babar Azam’s Clever Strategy To Disturb NZ’s Plans

Pakistani cricketer Fakhar Zaman recently praised Babar Azam’s astute tactics during the second One-Day International against New Zealand. Azam advised Zaman to concentrate on singles and doubles rather than huge strokes in order to derail New Zealand’s objectives.

Zaman’s unbeaten century propels Pakistan to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the second One-Day International (ODI) on Saturday evening at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. This was Fakhar Zaman’s third consecutive century in the 50-over format, all of which came against New Zealand this year.

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Fakhar claimed in the post-game interview that Babar had told him to concentrate on playing a lengthy inning while he would take the chances. This tactic was devised by Pakistan’s captain because he believed that if Fakhar remained at the crease, New Zealand would be unable to bowl their left-arm spinner. The bowling side would be under pressure, and their preparations would be disturbed.

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“Babar was telling me to take singles and doubles and to focus on playing long innings. He said if risks are needed, he’ll take them, because if I stayed there, they wouldn’t be able to bowl the left-arm spinner, and we would disrupt their plans,” Fakhar Zaman said in a post-match interview.

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“Everyone knows what a big batsman Babar is. His mindset is very different from others – he never comes under pressure, even if the required rate is rising. He kept telling me to stay calm, and that we’ll chase the runs easily,” Fakhar Zaman added.

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Fakhar Zaman has created history during his blistering century innings:

Fakhar Zaman made history with his blazing century innings. Actually, Fakhar completed 3000 runs in his ODI career, setting a new record in his name. While Fakhar became the second batsman in the world to score the fastest ODI century, he also became the fastest batsman in Asia to do so.

Fakhar scored 3000 runs in only 67 innings. Fakhar, therefore, left Kohli and Babar Azam behind. In his ODI career, Babar scored 3000 runs in 68 innings. Virat Kohli, India’s greatest batsman, reached 3000 runs in 75 ODI innings.

Simultaneously, Fakhar reached this position in only 67 innings. Hashim Amla, by the way, holds the record for the fastest 3000 ODI runs. Amla achieved this incredible feat in only 57 innings, which remains the world record to this day.

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Not only that, but this is Fakhar’s third ODI century in a row. He became the world’s 12th batsman to accomplish so, as well as Pakistan’s third batsman. Fakhar’s performance was outstanding. He struck 180 from 144 balls, knocking New Zealand out of the game. Fakhar was named player of the match for his outstanding performance.

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