{"id":36587,"date":"2026-01-18T12:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=36587"},"modified":"2026-01-18T12:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:04:13","slug":"why-doesnt-the-king-rule-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=36587","title":{"rendered":"Why Doesn\u2019t the King Rule in Australia?"},"content":{"rendered":"
It is never easy to step out of your comfort zone. You don\u2019t really know how talented you might be until you bring change within yourself or explore new paths. Perhaps you could achieve greater success but there\u2019s a certain fear that holds you back: What if I fail? You fear losing even what you already have. So, many people choose to settle for what they\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n

Maybe that\u2019s why the growth of some talented individuals eventually stops. Of course, financial or personal factors make taking risks even harder. But if we look at the most successful people, most of them are those who did step out of their comfort zones, discovered their true selves, and changed their ways.<\/p>\n

If we talk about cricket, the difference between the past and the present eras is like night and day. In the old days, there was only Test cricket, and it was considered the crown jewel of the sport. Then came One-Day Internationals money began to flow in, and players\u2019 focus shifted toward it. Now, it\u2019s the era of T20 cricket.<\/p>\n

The new generation gives T20\u2019s explosive players the same legendary status that fans of the past gave to Don Bradman. The only difference is the real Bradman is still remembered decades later, whereas the \u201cBradmans\u201d of T20 fade from memory after a short while.<\/p>\n

Today, players prefer to earn huge sums from a few hours of T20 rather than grind through long Test matches. Test cricket has fallen to the point where even a major cricketing nation like Pakistan plays only four or five matches a year.<\/p>\n

Very few cricketers remain who can perform in all three formats, and even among those, many try to use their stardom to make themselves indispensable often to the detriment of their teams.<\/p>\n

In the past, players used to say, \u201cWe play for the country and the nation.\u201d Now, even that courtesy is gone. Today\u2019s players happily abandon international cricket to earn dollars from leagues. Their justification is that international careers are short. If that\u2019s really the case, then they shouldn\u2019t use their national teams as a stepping stone they should sign with leagues from the start. But of course, that\u2019s not possible.<\/p>\n

Leagues have also become a way to shatter many superstars\u2019 egos. At home, you\u2019re treated like a hero and if competition isn\u2019t strong, you can stay in the team for years even when out of form. But leagues are different. Franchises spend millions to hire the world\u2019s best talent, and they expect performance in every match. If you don\u2019t meet those expectations, you face situations you could never imagine in your home team.<\/p>\n

That hurts your ego and sometimes, you react in ways no one expects.<\/p>\n

Something like this happened in the Big Bash League (BBL). Usually, in the last over of an innings, a batter will refuse a single to protect the tail-ender and take the strike himself for the next over. Babar Azam has done that many times. But he probably never imagined someone would do the same to him.<\/p>\n

Playing for the Sydney Sixers, he opened alongside Steve Smith who hadn\u2019t played a T20 international for two years. On the last ball of the 11th over, Babar played a shot that offered a single, but Smith refused it. Babar looked visibly annoyed. In the next over, Smith smashed 32 runs proving his decision right. Babar, on the other hand, got out on 47 and, while walking off, hit his bat against the boundary rope in frustration.<\/p>\n

Fans were stunned, and commentators found his reaction unexpected.<\/p>\n

Babar scored 47 off 39 balls, while Smith reached a century off just three balls more a striking contrast between the two innings. Could anyone in the Pakistan team ever dare to act that way with Babar? Of course not.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Melbourne Renegades\u2019 captain had even called Mohammad Rizwan back from batting for playing too slowly.<\/p>\n

We might find such treatment of our stars unacceptable, but let\u2019s be honest does their batting really suit modern T20 cricket? Are our complaints justified?<\/p>\n

Among all batters in the Big Bash, the lowest strike rates belong to these two.<\/p>\n

Franchise cricket doesn\u2019t tolerate this they pay you huge sums and expect results. The \u201cking\u2019s reign\u201d works only at home; abroad, your ego doesn\u2019t get the same royal treatment.<\/p>\n

This is cricket but the same rule applies in life. At home, we still don\u2019t have enough quality batters to replace Babar, so he\u2019s back in T20s.<\/p>\n

At home, you can talk however you like to your parents, but can you speak that way to your boss at work? Of course not.<\/p>\n

Those who fail to adapt with time get left behind. Just look at the descendants of past emperors in India today their condition says it all.<\/p>\n

We must look at the present, not live in the past. It\u2019s wiser to leave your stardom and ego at home and focus on your work.<\/p>\n

The real question is whether Babar still suits modern T20 cricket or whether he should now focus only on Tests and ODIs. The upcoming World Cup will give us the answer.<\/p>\n

As for Rizwan, his T20 career seems practically over. Both have done great service for Pakistan, but they have always been criticized for slow batting in T20s and they didn\u2019t make much effort to change themselves. They took things for granted.<\/p>\n

Now, facing the world\u2019s best in franchise leagues, their weaknesses are being exposed.<\/p>\n

The Bangladesh league is so low in quality that even Haider Ali captains there. Some argue that if Babar and Rizwan had played there, they would\u2019ve continued scoring runs against weak bowling and flat pitches. But in Australia, with world-class bowling and bouncy tracks, they\u2019ve struggled.<\/p>\n

Maybe they shouldn\u2019t have gone to the Big Bash \u2014 but I don\u2019t agree with that. Both are world-class batters and capable of performing anywhere.<\/p>\n

The issue isn\u2019t who they are it\u2019s whether they can focus on what they can become.<\/p>\n

There are still matches left they can still show their talent.<\/p>\n

Just stop hitting your bat on the boundary rope and start hitting the ball. Only then will your team get runs, and your ego will find true satisfaction.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is never easy to step out of your comfort zone. You don\u2019t really know how talented you might be until you bring change within yourself or explore new paths. Perhaps you could achieve greater success but there\u2019s a certain fear that holds you back: What if I fail? You fear losing even what you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}