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Sydney Sixers Release Babar Azam: Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam suddenly had to be ruled out of the Big Bash League 2025-26. Babar was a part of Sydney Sixers in the tournament. His team has reached the final stage of the tournament. The team has to play against Hobart Hurricanes on 23 January (Friday) to get a place in the finals. If the Sydney Sixers team defeats Hobart, then they will face Perth Scorchers in the title match on 25 January (Sunday).
But the question that arises is why did Sydney Sixers drop Babar at a time when their team is just one match away from reaching the finals? The thing to note is that Babar has disappointed everyone with his poor batting in the Big Bash. So did the Sydney team release Babar due to poor form? Let us know what is the real reason for Babar’s release.
Why was Babar Azam out?
So let us tell you that Babar was released by Sydney Sixers due to the upcoming international matches of Pakistan. Sharing information about this release, the Sydney team wrote on social media, “Thank you Babar Azam. Babar has been released for the upcoming international matches. He will not be available for the remaining matches of the BBL 15 final series.”
Thank you, Babar 👑
Babar Azam has been recalled to join Pakistan’s national camp ahead of upcoming international fixtures.
He will be unavailable for the remainder of the BBL|15 Finals Series.
More information at https://t.co/XFOTpJiF9I 📲 pic.twitter.com/EOaLKZlLG0
— Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL) January 22, 2026
Babar Azam made fun of for his bad form
Babar played 11 matches in the season, batting in 11 innings and scoring 202 runs at a poor average of 22.44 and a very slow strike rate of 103.06. During this period, Babar scored 2 half-centuries, in which his high score was 58* runs. Babar was seen playing slow innings throughout the season. In an important match like the qualifier played against Perth Scorchers, Babar was out on zero.
A message from Babar before he heads back to Pakistan to join his national teammates in camp 🩷 pic.twitter.com/0vO0Nuokzw
— Sydney Sixers (@SixersBBL) January 22, 2026