‘I Wish Someday I Could Not Get Asked...': Pakistan Skipper Salman Ali Agha Tired Of Constant Babar Azam Questions!

Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha wasn’t pleased with his country’s journalists making too much of star batter Babar Azam’s form ahead of the T20I series against Australia. Speaking at a press conference before the opening game in Lahore on Thursday, January 29, Agha appeared partly annoyed at having to respond to yet another question related to Babar.

“I wish someday I could attend a press conference and not get asked about Babar Azam,” Agha said.

“There are 14 other players, batsmen in the team, so think about them as well and talk about them too. Let him be and focus on batting,” said Agha.

It is my wish that i come to the press conference one day and there will be no questions related to Babar Azam, let him do batting please – Salman Ali Agha

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“Look, I agree Babar did not play as per expectations in the BBL, but for us, he has been a proven performer always, so I have no issues. For me, it only matters how he plays for Pakistan. What he does in the BBL does not matter to me.”

Babar, a proven Test and One-Day International batter, had been dropped from the T20I side ahead of the infamous Asia Cup 2025 in the UAE due to a prolonged slump and substandard strike-rate.

Babar has been named in the squad for both the Australian T20Is and the forthcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 as the selectors recalled the seasoned batter to provide some much-needed stability to an otherwise inconsistent batting line-up.

Despite the comeback, Babar’s modest strike rates and generally archaic approach during the Big Bash League for the Sydney Sixers became a subject of heightened scrutiny in the media. Something that perhaps frustrated Agha as he urged the Pakistani journalists to also turn +their attention to other players of the squad.

Babar’s struggles to get going quickly became a point of contention for fans on social media, especially when his opening partner, Steve Smith, denied his single ahead of BBL’s ‘power surge’ in one of the games. The Pakistani batter looked stunned and disappointed with Smith, who perhaps indirectly sent him a reminder of his struggles. Babar played 11 matches of the BBL 2025-26 for the Sydney Sixers and made just 202 runs at an average of 22.44 and a strike-rate of 103.06.