{"id":4018,"date":"2026-11-08T13:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T08:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2026-11-08T13:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T08:04:07","slug":"babar-promises-improved-pakistan-side-for-sri-lanka-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4018","title":{"rendered":"Babar promises improved Pakistan side for Sri Lanka Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Test captain Babar Azam has expressed confidence in the team\u2019s new combination of senior and junior players ahead of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, promising a stronger and improved Pakistan side in the Rawalpindi Test.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media on Sunday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the star batsman said that it was decided during the England tour that the team would move forward with young players, with seven to eight members of the current squad representing the new generation.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the young cricketers had gained experience in first-class cricket and were in good form.<\/p>\n<p>Babar said the team\u2019s focus was now on the next World Test Championship, stressing the importance of learning from past mistakes rather than dwelling on previous results.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged that his recent performances had not met expectations but said he was working closely with coaches, reviewing his performances after every match and striving to improve.<\/p>\n<p>The skipper said it was his responsibility to motivate players and bring out their best performances, while supporting younger teammates through guidance and advice.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that team selection was the responsibility of the coaches and selectors, while he remained focused on fulfilling his duties as captain.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing questions about former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf, Babar described him as a legend and one of the country\u2019s finest players.<\/p>\n<p>He clarified that they had not spoken directly, although he had reached out through social media, adding that he would welcome the opportunity to learn from Yousuf if contacted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Test captain Babar Azam has expressed confidence in the team\u2019s new combination of senior and junior players ahead of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, promising a stronger and improved Pakistan side in the Rawalpindi Test. Speaking to the media on Sunday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the star batsman said that it was decided during the England tour that the team would move forward with young players, with seven to eight members of the current squad representing the new generation. He added that the young cricketers had gained experience&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4018","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=4018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}