Follow UsWest Indian legend Vivian Richards has backed former Pakistan captain and one of the most stylist batters in the world, Babar Azam, to regain form and roar back to the world like a King.
"Babar Azam will soon regain his form. A king is one who rules over all. No matter how good a batter you are, everyone goes through a rough patch. This is not the first time he’s faced such a phase. Babar is a very good player," Richards, who is associated with Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 team Quetta Gladiators as mentor, was quoted as saying to Cricket Pakistan.
Richards also spoke about being the King of the game. He himself was addressed by that nickname during his heyday and speaking about the present-day kings as they are addressed by their fans- Virat Kohli and Babar. The West Indian legend said, “I am sure he will get back to form very soon. I believe when you watch players like Kohli and Babar, they appear to do justice to the game of cricket.”
Babar, who had a great start to his career, has not been himself with the bat in the last 12 months, scoring only 630 runs at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 126.8, which is way lower than his career average of 43.03. During this duration, Babar was able to hit only four fifties, compared to the 87 that he scored in the 12 years before that, making it at 7.5 fifties per year in the format.