I am not thinking where I am going, or which age I would stop myself: Babar Azam

Babar Azam and ABD ( Source : ABD _Youtube )

Babar Azam was inducted back as the captain of Pakistan team ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024. Notably, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had made Shaheen Afridi the skipper, after Pakistan’s lacklustre performance in ODI World Cup 2023. With Babar at the helm now, the Green Shirts will be eying their second T20 title. Former South Africa batter, Ab de Villiers was in a conversation with the star batter and he revealed the team’s prospects going into the mega event.

Babar opened up about his future prospects and the direction in which he aims to lead the team going ahead. Besides, he also added that the team is high on confidence and will look to make it big in the tournament. It is worth noting that, Pakistan are coming off a series loss against England and the team is grappling with the new opening combination.

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“I am just taking one day at a time, I am not thinking where I am going, or which age I would stop myself. Right now, I am just playing my own game and I enjoy my every single time. I just love to play cricket. Yes, we are going for the World Cup and the hope is very high. The confidence is very high and we have a good team, we have good players. Good batters and senior players have stepped up and this helps a lot. We are very excited for World Cup,” said Babar on De Villiers’ YouTube channel.

We did not have a lot of money: Babar

The 30-year-old has been sensational in T20I cricket as he became the only second batter after Virat Kohli to surpass 4000 runs mark in T20Is. While Kohli has amassed 4,037 runs in 117 innings, Babar took 119 innings to reach 4022 runs. The right-handed batter revealed the struggles he had to endure to reach the position where he is. He also credited his family who backed his dream.

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“My family played a big role because, when I started out, we did not have a lot of money. We were not like a rich family. When I started out, I played state cricket and played tennis ball cricket and tape-ball cricket every Saturday night. We used to be 2 teams and play together. After sometime, I told my father I wanted to start professional cricket, so he said ok, let us do it. So it was very difficult when I began my professional cricket journey,” he added.