Full name: Mohammad Babar Azam
Born: October 15, 1994,
Lahore, Punjab
Current age: 22 years
Playing role: Batsman
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm off break
Stylish, technically sound and a large appetite for runs are just some of the qualities, the player displays when suited for native Pakistan or any other team. He joined the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad as a late replacement to the inured Australian Chris Lynn is expected to solidify the top-order.
Azam laid claim to a long-term spot in Pakistan’s batting line-up with a strong performance in 2016, making three consecutive ODI hundreds against West Indies in the UAE.
Babar Azam
Given his international career only began in 2015, he has only played eight T20Is but has some degree of success playing or Islamabad United in his domestic league.
Undoubtedly, one of the rising talents of the sport, he expressed elation to being a part of a new franchise.
“I feel honoured and thankful to the management for me being selected and I’m looking forward to it playing with top starts. It is has been four days and we have already gelled well”, he told Guyana Times Sport.
Notable on the success of the Warriors, Azam wants all of Guyana to come out to home matches
“I have been watching Guyana Amazon Warriors paying CPL and they have been doing good, so fans should come out and support as they always do. They have all the reason to support because the team always did well in CPL history. Hopefully we will keep it going and we need all the support from Guyanese people”.
The right-hander may not be known for bludgeoning the ball to all parts of the ground but is certainly capable of helping the side post or chase big scores.
This player brings the end to Guyana Times Sport special feature, Get To Know Your Guyana Amazon Warriors. The publication wishes the team best of success as they play their first match of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League on August 5 against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Florida on August 5.
