By Admin 
Pakistan did not field its most experienced batsman Babar Azam to bat against Namibia. Earlier in the T20 World Cup 2026, Babar was playing at number four, but Khawaja Nafe came to bat in his place on Wednesday. Shadab Khan was sent at number five. However, this also benefited the team, the team scored a big score of 199 runs after losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. But this was seen as an insult to Babar. After the match, Shadab said that no player can take anything to heart now, because everyone in this team is trying to win the match.
After the defeat against India, Pakistan was in danger of being eliminated from the group stage itself. Babar Azam has not been running for quite some time now, and even if he is scoring runs in a match, his strike rate becomes a matter of concern. First Salman Aga started coming above him and now Babar was not even sent to the fifth position. In the press conference after the match, Shadab Khan said, “As a professional player, you cannot take these things to heart. The message is clear, so it is not a problem for any player. Every player is trying to help the Pakistan team win.”
What did Shadab say about Babar’s batting order?
Shadab Khan was asked why Babar Azam was not sent to bat, was there any problem in Pakistan’s selection. So he said that this was not an experiment.
Shadab Khan said, “Do you really think that Pakistan experiments so much? I don’t think so. The message of the team is very clear. If you are talking about not sending Babar to bat, then he clearly knows when his role has to come, when he has to play. The message is clear for every player. There are changes in the team according to the conditions, this is what is happening.”