Pakistani player Babar Azam is currently playing in the Big Bash League for Sydney Sixers. In the match held on Thursday, he played an inning of 58 runs and led his team to victory. However, despite his half-century innings, Azam is being made fun of on social media, the reason being his strike rate. Even former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist made a scathing attack on him during the commentary.

In this match against Melbourne Renegades, Sydney Sixers had a target of 165 runs to win. Babar Azam batted carefully and played 46 balls to score 58 runs, in this innings he hit 4 fours and 1 six. Adam Gilchrist, who was doing the commentary, did not look happy with Babar’s innings, saying that he is not known for his power-game.

Babar Azam’s slow innings

Former Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist, while commenting on Fox Cricket, said that the kind of attitude Babar Azam adopts (taking one run on every ball), it puts undue pressure on his partner. “Babar is not known for his power-game. He does not play explosive innings, he needs to be more active. He cannot take one run at a time and put the responsibility of playing big shots on his partner.”

Adam Gilchrist also called out Babar Azam slow batting in T20s during today’s match.
• His limited power range restricts his boundary options.
• He must be proactive himself, not outsource the SR.
• His run-a-ball approach unfairly pressures his partner to take risks. pic.twitter.com/ahfYJNgSyO

—The PCT Army. (@thepctarmy) January 1, 2026

The video of the things said by Adam Gilchrist is also going viral on social media. In the viral video, veteran Babar Azam is saying that his approach in T20 is worrying for the team. However, this inning was necessary for Babar Azam, because recently he was not selected for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. This is Babar’s second half-century in this edition, but questions are being raised about his strike rate.