Babar Azam ruled out of Pakistan ODI squad for Bangladesh tour

After the T20 World Cup, the Pakistan cricket management has decided to drop star batsman Babar Azam from the team who will tour Bangladesh for a three-match series starting next week.

Babar Ha d The one-day international format - scored a century in the Pakistan cricket team in the previous series played in 102 against Sri Lanka in November - but faced an axe when the 15-member team was named. Left-armer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been handed the captaincy of the team for the three-match series, while six uncapped players have been called up, including Abdul Samad, Maz Sadakat, Saad Masood. Shamil Hussain, who played against the England Lions in Abu Dhabi before the series was cancelled due to conflict in the Middle East.

Pakistani cricketers were reportedly fined $18,000 for the team's failure to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals. Apart from Pakistan coach Mike Hesson and captain Salman Ali Agha, Babar also faced criticism during the T20 World Cup, where Pa Kistan Failed to reach the semi-finals.

Babar, who was pushed from his regular No. 3 spot to No. 4 spot, managed to score just 91 runs in four innings, 46 of which were just one game.

Where is Pakistan While Shahid Afridi called for benching stars like Babar during the T20 World Cup, South Africa's Faf du Plessis said T20 development is leaving Pakistan behind a batsman.

“ We have known Babur as one of the best players in the world for a very long time. I think the game of T20 cricket has moved so fast in the strike rate that it has given itself a little straw A little behind in terms of Eck Rate, "Du Plessis said on ESPNcricinfo's timeout show.

Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting said Babar seemed to have ‘lost his power’.

“This c "To me, he seems to have lost a little bit of his strength, his ability to hit the ball, like the spinner the way he did and not even getting close to clearing it," Ponting said. AV Shastri and Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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