Babar Azam continues to face challenges while struggling with a bad shape in T20 matches, after being deposited on the T20i side of Pakistan for the tour in New Zealand and now badly played in PSL 2025. As captain of Peshawar ZalmiHe only scored 0 and 1 in his first two games, with his team currently at the bottom of the table after defeats against Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United, respectively.
In the midst of his difficulties, PSL franchise Kings Karachi owner Salman Iqbal expressed strong support for the former Pakistani captain, making daring predictions on his future return.
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“I tell you. Brand my words, when Babar Azam will come back again, he will be a greater player than any other player in the world, including Virat Kohli. He will be twinned with names like Garry Sobers and sir VIV Richards», Iqbal said on an Ary podcast.
Iqbal also underlined his belief in Babar’s abilities and his potential for a high return.
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“He has this class element. When someone has a class …. the class is permanent, you cannot change this style. The style is always permanent. He will come back with a blow. We wanted him to beat in number three, but he was not ready to change his role. The direction decided to redo a complete overhaul of the Squad. This is why we added Babar, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad,” Added.
The recent challenges of Babar began with a disappointing performance in the champions trophy of Pakistan T20, leading to its exclusion from the national team of the T20I.
The situation was still complicated by his performance in PSL 2025, where his management of Peshawar Zalmi has not yet given positive results.
Iqbal also revealed the reasons for the departure of Babar de Karachi Kings, where he played from 2017 to 2022 and contributed to their victory in 2020.
“When we [Karachi Kings] Let us make our alignment strongly dependent on our openers, we asked Babar Azam to beat at number three. But he wanted to play as a worker because he was established there and was not comfortable playing one time. It was then that management decided to have a complete overhaul, “said Iqbal.
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