Babar Azam has named his World ODI XI, and the omission of every Indian player, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli among them, has drawn attention.
The team
Asked to pick his best side during a video session, Babar chose Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head as openers, with Aiden Markram at three and his Pakistan team-mate Mohammad Rizwan at four. The middle order has Rachin Ravindra and England’s Harry Brook, while Mitchell Santner and Rashid Khan make up the spin options.
The pace attack is Jofra Archer, Shaheen Afridi and Kagiso Rabada. Babar jokingly named himself 12th man.
- Mitchell Marsh
- Travis Head
- Aiden Markram
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Rachin Ravindra
- Harry Brook
- Mitchell Santner
- Rashid Khan
- Jofra Archer
- Shaheen Afridi
- Kagiso Rabada
Babar at Peshawar Zalmi
Babar has been a key figure for Peshawar Zalmi for years but has not yet won a PSL title with them. Zalmi are in this season’s final against debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen, chasing a second title, while Babar seeks his first as captain. He has scored over 500 runs and is closing on 600.
International record
For Pakistan, Babar has scored 4,366 Test runs, 6,501 in ODIs and 4,596 in T20Is. Across formats he has 32 centuries and 106 half-centuries.
