I want to be like Imran Khan, says captain Babar Azam
Updated On: 19 May, 2020 01:14 PM IST | Karachi | PTI
Azam, who was one of the world's leading batsmen across formats last year and already the T20 skipper, replaced wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed as the ODI captain for the 2020-21 season
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Babar Azam wants to take a leaf out of Imran Khan's aggressive captaincy and besides cricket, he is also brushing up his English to become a "complete leader" like the World Cup-winning all-rounder. Last week, the star batsman took over the reins of Pakistan's white-ball cricket after being appointed as the ODI skipper. Azam, who was one of the world's leading batsmen across formats last year and already the T20 skipper, replaced wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed as the ODI captain for the 2020-21 season.
"Imran Khan was a very aggressive captain and I want to be like him. It is not an easy job captaining the Pakistan team but I am learning from my seniors and I have also had captaincy experience since my under-19 days," Azam said. He said that to be a complete captain one must be able to interact comfortably with the media and express oneself properly in front of an audience. "These days I am also taking English classes besides focussing on my batting," he said on Monday. The 25-year-old Babar said he was not satisfied with Pakistan's current standing in international cricket. "I am not happy with where we stand and I want to see this team go up in the rankings." Babar said captaincy would be a challenge for him but it would not affect his batting.
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