New Delhi: Like the other players in the Corona epidemic and the lock-down season, Babar Azam has also opted for the India-Pakistan joint T20I XI.
Babar Azam picked his joint T20 XI from India and Pakistan cricketers during a conversation with commentator and analyst Harsh Bhogle. He chose Rohit Sharma to open the innings with him and chose Virat Kohli to bat at number three.
Shoaib Malik, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya will played in middle order. After going with four Indian batsmen in the top six, Babar Azam ensured a bowling attack with the Pakistan players. Interestingly, he went with five specialist bowlers despite being an all-rounder in the line-up like Malik and Pandya, giving himself a total of seven bowling options.
Babar accompanied Shadab Khan and Kuldeep Yadav as two wrist spinners in the team.
Mohammad Aamir, Jaspreet Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi created a mighty fast attack and also completed perhaps the strongest line-up in the shortest format.
Babar Azam’s Indo-Pak T20I XI XI: Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam, Virat Kohli, Shoaib Malik, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Aamir, Kuldeep Yadav, Shaheen Afridi, Jaspreet Bumrah
