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Babar Azam walks off with frustration

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Slow strike rate Babar Azam shown his actual worth despite being highly paid at BBL

“Wasn’t Happy, Babar.” — The Moment That Exposed Modern T20’s Harsh Truth. Short answer: no, it isn’t insulting — but it is revealing. And that’s why it hurts.
Steve Smith’s strike denial of Babar Azam in the BBL Power Surge wasn’t disrespect — it was modern T20 logic exposing open-market realities.

  • Strike retention > rotation

  • Boundary percentage > averages

  • Hesitation = wasted equity

Smith didn’t “disrespect” Babar.
He optimized the asset best suited for that micro-phase.

That’s how modern T20 works.


Why It Felt Insulting (But Wasn’t)

Babar Azam isn’t just a batter — he’s an institution in Pakistan cricket.
In bilateral formats, teams are structured around him.

Franchise leagues don’t work that way.

In the Sydney Sixers setup:

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