India, Feb. 8 -- There is no end to the Babar Azam conundrum in T20Is. The former Pakistan captain played a horrendous shot against the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup fixture in Colombo on Saturday, bringing the Dutch back into the contest. Had Faheem Ashraf not hit 29 runs off 11 balls, Pakistan might have lost the opener in Group A. Babar came to the middle after the loss of Salman Ali Agha; however, his introduction slowed the tempo considerably, and he only managed 15 runs off 18 balls.

Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali lambasted Babar for the abysmal show against the Netherlands, saying he could be dropped for the next match against the USA, claiming the current coach Mike Hesson wasn't pleased with the way Babar threw his wicket a...