ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday said that the national squad is excited to play in the upcoming home series against West Indies, slated to start on June 8 in Multan \u2014 the post COVID-19 scenario.
\n\u201cIt feels good to meet and interact with the media in this way [physically],\u201d Babar said while addressing a press conference. The cricketers had been holding virtual press conferences and media talks due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
\nSince the Pak vs WI series has been planned at an unprecedented time, the Pakistan captain said that weather shouldn\u2019t be an excuse. He said that the national squad is preparing in full swing to play in such weather.
\nHe said that the weather might be hot but the team is fully prepared, he added.
\nFurther briefing the media about the preparations for the Pak vs WI series, Babar said that the tournament is of immense importance for Pakistan to score greater on the points table. He, however, said that Pakistan will play positive cricket and give their 100% as no team can be taken lightly.
\n\u2018Good combo with Rizwan\u2019
\nThe Green shirts skipper said that commenting on giving Muhammad Haris a chance as an opening batsman would be immature now. He said that the combination of Muhammad Rizwan and him as the openers has been going well.
\n\u201cWe are aware of the bunch strength but we also have to consider our combination,\u201d he said.
\nThe cricketer, however, said that the performance of Haris and other cricketers will be analysed in the camp.
\nBabar further stated that placing Shan Masood on a later position will be injustice as he plays in the top order. He assured of giving Masood a chance saying that the cricketer is in the selectors\u2019 view.
\n\u201cI believe that I have to give a chance to players frequently to build the team,\u201d the cricketer added.
\n\u2018Playing well in all formats requires hard-work\u2019 Babar vowed to do well in Test cricket, saying that he is playing well in white ball cricket.
\n\u201cI dream to be no 1 in all the three formats but for that hard work is needed,\u201d he said, adding that he is working hard to achieve this target.
\nBabar said that the Men in Green are practising with the 50-over World Cup matches in view. He said that the team played against Australia \u2014 in what was the first tour of the Kangaroos to Pakistan in 25 years \u2014 under the same idea and the upcoming series is also a part of the preparations World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday said that the national squad is excited to play in the upcoming home series against West Indies, slated to start on June 8 in Multan \u2014 the post COVID-19 scenario. \u201cIt feels good to meet and interact with the media in this way [physically],\u201d Babar said while addressing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1314,191,20,4137],"class_list":{"0":"post-264041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-babar-azam","9":"tag-covid-19","10":"tag-pakistan","11":"tag-scenario"},"yoast_head":"\n