Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes, live coverage, start time, how to watch, team lists
Better get straight to the point, right? This is the question we are all looking for an answer to. Perhaps that Test man can aim for the roof of the Brewongle Stand again and answer that question with another magnificent century against the Hobart Hurricanes. Steve Smith it won’t happen this time Babar Azam wanders around to get his opening partner back for a single (it was worth it) because the big man is suddenly gone.
The Sixers announced Thursday that Azam is leaving before tonight’s crucial game and returning to Pakistan to “begin preparations for upcoming international matches.” The early exit follows Mark Waugh’s call for his exclusion from this ‘Challenger’ final. It has been a strangely disappointing season for the player who is the leading run-scorer in T20 international history, scoring just 202 runs at an average of 22.44 at a strike rate of 103.06.
Pakistan is yet to name its squad for next month’s T20 World Cup or its squad for the three-match T20 home series against Australia on January 29.
Anyway, let’s stop talking about that guy. Negative talk about the other man who is here and not here…
