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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No player is bigger than a 6-ball window
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No résumé outweighs a boundary matchup
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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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