Babar Azam has taken retirement after not being selected in Pakistan Squad for the Asia Cup. Till now only Pakistan has declared the Squad of the Asia Cup, which kept 2 senior players out of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. A post has gone viral on social media, in which it is being claimed that Babur has said goodbye to T20 cricket. Babur has not played any T20 match in 2025, but his retirement post is being prepared from AI, which is completely fake.

Babar Azam retired?

According to the viral post on social media, Babar Azam wrote, “I wish all the youths selected for the Asia Cup and wish that everyone will be able to do well. Along with this, I also want to say that I am taking retirement from T20 cricket. Memories, support and love for love in this journey so far.”

Babar Azam has not shared any such post on social media and this post going viral has been prepared from AI and is completely fake. Babar Azam has not retired from international T20 cricket.

Why did you get out of Asia Cup?

Babar Azam’s total strike rate in T20 cricket is 129.22, while in this stormy batting, batsmen also play at a strike rate of 180-190. This strike rate has caused their drop. Pakistan cricket team coach Mike Hessen had revealed that Babar Azam has been advised to improve the strike rate especially against the spin.

Babur has not played any T20 matches for Pakistan in the year 2025. Talking about his last 10 T20 innings, Babur has played only once at a strike rate of more than 140.

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