India, Feb. 24 -- Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was quite honest in his assessment of Babar Azam's game in the shortest format, saying the evolution of the T20 format has seen the Pakistan batter falling behind in terms of strike rates. He told the former Pakistan captain to have honest conversations with head coach Mike Hesson and try to get better, as there is always scope for some growth. Over the last few years, Babar's T20I game has been criticised left, right and centre as he has found it tough to change gears and increase the tempo when required.

The T20 World Cup 2026 has been mediocre for Babar, to say the least, and the situation got so bad that he wasn't sent out to bat at No. 4 against Namibia in the last group-s...