Srinagar: Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir has clarified his highly debated statement regarding Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.
While speaking on his YouTube channel, Amir, said that Babar Azam is best batter of Pakistan.
“First, I would like to ask those who have misrepresented this matter. Show me one interview in which I said that Babar is an average player or a tailender. In all my interviews, I have called him the best batsman of Pakistan, which I am saying with my own mouth, and have said in many places, that it is difficult to bowl against him in ODI and Test matches due to his technique. So, would I call him a tailender? First, let me make it clear to these people,” he said.
“My point was that whether it’s Babar Azam or a number 11 playing, taking wickets is important for me because it benefits the team. For example, if 12 runs are needed in the last 2 overs and 8 wickets are down, then tailenders are the ones playing, right? So they are also equally important to dismiss. That was my point. For me, every wicket is important whether it is Babar’s or a tailender’s,” he concluded.
During one of the PSL 8 press conferences Mohammad Amir had said that it is same for him to face a tailender or Babar Azam.
“My job is to take wickets and win matches for my team, so for me, facing Babar or a tailender batting at number 10 will be the same,” he had said.
