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'Khali apna sochta hain'- Fans react as former South Africa batter lashes Babar Azam for playing slow against New Zealand in ODI World Cup 2023

Former South African batter Herschelle Gibbs has lashed out at the skipper as he is playing a slow innings. Babar Azam is batting on 47 runs off 51 balls.

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Pakistan vs New Zealand clash of ODI World Cup 2023 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru is underway. The Kiwis, batting first, scored a mammoth total of 401/6 in their 50 overs. Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson built a partnership of 180 runs. The former scored 108 runs off 94 balls and the skipper missed his hundred by 5 runs as he was dismissed on 95 runs on 79 deliveries.

Pakistan have started their chase with Fakhar Zaman firing all around the park and scoring a hundred on 63 balls and have been looking dangerous. With skipper Babar Azam playing more of an anchoring role. Former South African batter Herschelle Gibbs has lashed out at the skipper as he is playing a slow innings. The No.1 ODI batter is batting on 47 runs off 51 balls. The Men in Green batter has struggled with form in the tournament. 

He has scored three fifties in seven innings and for that former players and experts have also lashed the skipper's performance. They have reached a score of 160/1 in 21.3 overs. Pakistan has to win the match in order to remain in contention for the semi-final. 

Can someone tell Babar they chasing 400: Herschelle Gibbs

Gibbs said, "Can someone tell Babar they chasing 400..." The revised target for the 1992 World Champions is 342 runs in 41 overs. The target is achievable at the small ground of Chinnaswamy with dew coming on. The Kiwis are in the fourth position in the 10-team table with eight points, having secured four wins and suffered three defeats. Pakistan, with six points, must secure a victory to remain in contention for a spot in the semi-finals.

Previously Moin Khan lashed on Babar saying, "He is leading the side for the past four years. He has led the team in almost all the big events. Not a single thing he has learnt over the period of time. When you need to apply pressure, he is not doing anything. When you need wickets, you don’t see the close-in fielders. You need to bring those strategies. We were playing against Afghanistan, he should have attacked by bringing the close-in fielders."

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