India, Feb. 22 -- The last few months have seen Babar Azam's T20I game being dissected left, right and centre. Many pundits across the world believe that the right-hander is no longer the right fit when it comes to the shortest format of the game, arguing that the 31-year-old has failed to keep up with the times and add more firepower to his game. In the recently concluded Big Bash League (BBL), Babar was part of a controversial incident after Sydney Sixers' Steve Smith denied him a single off the final ball of an over as the former wanted to make the most of the Power Surge. The T20 World Cup 2026 has compounded Babar's worries as the batter has found it tough to get going.

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