T20 World Cup 2022: Babar Azam, Shadab Khan meet Sunil Gavaskar on the sidelines

Babar Azam has a large process at hand as Pakistan get set for his or her T20 World Cup 2022 marketing campaign in Australia. Pakistan’s first match is towards India on October 23.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 17, 2022 21:21 IST

T20 WC 2022: Babar, Shadab meet Sunil Gavaskar on the sidelines. Courtesy: Reuters

By India Today Web Desk: Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam, had the possibility of assembly the legendary Sunil Gavaskar earlier than the T20 World Cup 2022 on Australian soil.

Babar, who turned 28 years outdated on Saturday, shook arms with Gavaskar and requested about his well-being. Mohammad Nawaz, vice-captain Shadab Khan, batting coach, Mohammad Yousuf and head coach Saqlain Mushtaq have been additionally current there.

Later, Babar additionally obtained an autographed cap from Gavaskar, after which he posed for the cameras with the Indian batting legend. The official Twitter deal with of Pakistan Cricket uploaded the video on their social media deal with.

Babar didn’t come out to bat in Pakistan’s warm-up match towards England on Monday, October 17 on the Gabba in Brisbane.

The Men in Green misplaced the match by six wickets after England chased down 161 with greater than 5 overs to spare. Shaheen Shah Afridi made a return to the squad after an harm layoff and bowled two overs.

Pakistan’s second warm-up match is towards Mohammad Nabi’s Afghanistan on Wednesday, October 19.

As far as Babar is anxious, quite a bit can be anticipated of the Lahore, Punjab-born cricketer within the upcoming World Cup.

Last yr, Babar completed because the main run-scorer of the match after scoring 303 runs at a mean of 60.60 with 4 half-centuries to his identify.

Babar additionally captained Pakistan to 5 victories on the trot within the Super 12 spherical earlier than shedding to Aaron Finch’s Australia within the semis.

Pakistan’s first Super 12 match within the T20 World Cup 2022 is towards Rohit Sharma’s India on Sunday, October 23 on the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.