Babar Azam was hesitant to play final T20 against New Zealand Babar Azam was hesitant to play final T20 against New Zealand

 Babar Azam was pressured to play T20 with a groin injury against New Zealand.Despite his injury, Babar traveled across the continent for a BPL match 2 days later.

• New Zealand won the series 4-1, with Pakistan winning the last match.

Nevertheless, he was persuaded to play but he could only score 13 runs off 24 balls and got dismissed. He also missed a catch and hardly fielded in the second innings. The bowlers saved the day for Pakistan by winning the match by 42 runs and avoiding a 5-0 loss. Babar was the highest run-getter in the series with 213 runs and 3 half-centuries.

According to Babar’s close sources, the injury was not very severe, but Babar wanted to take a break since Pakistan had already lost the series. He also thought that this would give a young player a chance to showcase his talent, but the team management did not agree and Babar played in the match.