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  • Hong Kong’s Captain takes tips from Babar Azam ahead of match

    Hong Kong’s Captain takes tips from Babar Azam ahead of match

    Ahead of a crucial match in Asia Cup, Hong Kong’s captain took tips from Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared a video in which the two skippers can be seen chatting with each other.

    Hong Kong skipper, Nizakat Khan, who aspires to follow footsteps of Babar Azam is seen asking tips from Babar Azam.

    “Koi tip hame bhi do (give us some tips too),” Khan asked Babar, to which the Pakistani skipper replied: “Kya tips chahiye (what tips do you want)?”

    As per ICC latest ranking table, Babar Azam is at the top of the list in ODI and T201 men’s cricket ranking. He is the fastest batsman to score 2500 runs in T20 international cricket. He took 67 matches and 62 innings to reach this milestone. He also holds the record of scoring most hundreds in a series.

    During the conversation, Pakistan born Hong Kong skipper praised Babar Azam for his batting abilities. In the video, he could also be seen trying out Babar Azam’s bat. Earlier, Nizakat Khan said that it was his dream to play for Pakistan.

    Read more: It was my dream to play for Pakistan: Pakistan-born Hong Kong Captain

    Pakistan will be playing against Hong Kong on September 2 at 7:00 pm. The winning team will qualify for the Super 4. India, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka have already made it to Super 4.

    This the first T20I format match between the two teams. Pakistan is confident of securing a place in Super 4.

  • It was my dream to play for Pakistan: Pakistan-born Hong Kong Captain

    It was my dream to play for Pakistan: Pakistan-born Hong Kong Captain

    Nizakat Khan, a Pakistan-born Hong Kong captain, stated in an interview with Geo News that playing for Pakistan was his dream.

    He said that moving to Hong Kong prevented him from pursuing his dream.

    “Mera to dream tha Pakistan kay liye khailun lekin phir Hong Kong shift ho gaya (It was my dream to play for Pakistan, but I moved to Hong Kong”, said Khan.

    He expressed his excitement over playing against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022.

    Speaking of their match against Pakistan, he shared, “We are confident that we will play well against Pakistan.”

    Khan further added that he tried to follow in the footsteps of Pakistani skipper Babar Azam.

    “Babar Azam is consistently performing. I try to follow in his footsteps in batting and captaincy,” he said.

    Nizakat Khan will play against Pakistan for the second time in the Asia Cup.

    Hong Kong scored 116 runs in 37.1 overs in the first game despite losing 10 wickets. On 11 deliveries, Khan scored 13 runs. However, Pakistan easily reached the mark in 23.4 overs.