Babar Azam is not an ideal batsman in T20 format, people often make such claims on social media. It depends on Babar to what extent he is able to prove these claims wrong. But Babar’s figures somehow show that he is not made for T20 cricket. Poor strike rate was one of the reasons due to which he had to be dropped from Pakistan’s T20 team.

Now his strike rate in the Big Bash League going on in Australia is 104. Nowadays, batsmen have started playing with a higher strike rate in ODI matches, but Babar seems to be stuck in the era of Test cricket.

Bad situation in BBL also

Babar Azam recently made his BBL debut playing for Sydney Sixers. It has been more than a year since Babar Azam played an innings with a strike rate of more than 150 in an international T20 match.

Talking about BBL 2025-26, Babar has been one of the worst batsmen of the season so far. In the 8 innings played so far, he has faced 148 balls, in which he has been able to score only 154 runs at a slow strike rate of 104.05. If there is a stormy batsman like Abhishek Sharma or Andre Russell, he believes in scoring more than 300 runs in 148 balls.

A lot of money is being made in BBL

When Babar Azam was signed by Sydney Sixers, he became one of the most expensive players of BBL. Sydney Sixers included him in their squad by paying an amount of 4,20,000 Australian dollars. This is equivalent to approximately Rs 2.5 crore in Indian currency. But his performance has been just the opposite.

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Babar azam bbl salary: Babar Azam is going to make his BBL debut in the Big Bash League (BBL 2025-26) season. Former Pakistan team captain Babur, this time will be seen playing for Sydney Sixers. Actually, before the start of the season, there is a ‘pre-draft sign’ process, in which the teams have a chance to sign a foreign player. Under this process, Sydney Sixers have included Babar Azam in his squad. Here you will be able to know how much money Babar Azam will take to play in BBL?

How much salary was given to Babar Azam?

The Sydney Sixers Franchise also follows the salary system in the Big Bash League. The maximum amount of 4 lakh 20 thousand Australian dollars received by a player in BBL is Australian dollars. This amount is equal to about 2.35 crores in Indian currency. Therefore, Babar Azam will get a maximum salary of Rs 2.35 crore to play in BBL.

Let us know that the salary cap of a team in the Big Bash League is about Rs 16.77 crore. The team has to divide the tank of roster of 18 players out of this. Babar Azam has scored 11,330 runs in his 320 -match T20 career, but his strike rate is not 130. Today, Babur plays only at a strike rate of 129 in batting at a stormy rate of 180-190. Therefore, it is possible that Sydney Sixers will not loot Rs 2.35 crore on them.

How many salary do Babar Azam take in PSL

Babar Azam plays for Peshawar Jalmi in Pakistan’s largest T20 franchise league, PSL. He gets a salary of about Rs 1.88 crore (in Indian currency) to play in Pakistan Super League. However, he is definitely the most salary of Pakistani players in PSL. Let us know that the maximum salary received by an unaccounted player in IPL 205 will also be more than Babar Azam’s BBL salary.

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