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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.

Babar Azam walks off with frustration

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:

  • No player is bigger than a 6-ball window

  • No résumé outweighs a boundary matchup

  • No emotion overrides strike-rate math

The discomfort wasn’t caused by Smith’s act.
It was caused by what the act revealed.


Open-Market Cricket Is Brutally Honest

This incident echoed another uncomfortable moment days earlier:

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