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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
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Written by Jarrod Kimber, Behram Qazi, Varun Alvakonda & Shayan Ahmad Khan
Stats inputs by Varun Alvakonda, via Statsguru and Himanish Ganjoo's database
In this video, we delve into Babar Azam's perplexing career trajectory, exploring his ascent to cricketing greatness followed by a dramatic slump. Through painstaking analysis of hundreds of clips, screenshots, and intricate minute details, we uncover potential reasons behind his form fluctuations. From technical changes to the stress of Pakistan cricket politics, join us as we investigate what might be plaguing one of the world's best batters and whether he can bounce back.
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As a Pakistani this is an outrageously splendid piece on Babar. One thing which i can add to that toe is that he was constantly criticised to up his strike rate in t20s. His strike rate wasn’t that great because he was playing close to his body and bowlers started bowling wide to him. They weren’t getting his wicket but it was keeping him from scoring runs at a higher strike rate. So he came up with this closed toe and his reach increased. It is a success in t20s but it’s a problem in longer format. He is getting bowled, lbw and gloving the ball to keeper which he used to hit for 4s. I wish he watches this video.
Similar issue with Shubman Gill. These two are just finding it difficult to adjust across different formats (I'm not comparing these two in terms of batting ability).
I honestly think Babar Azam will bounce back soon. He has everything in him to be one of the best batters. But people in Pakistan are pulling him down, that is his biggest challenge, even bigger than the technical aspect of batting.
@@AyushRaj-rt6bbthere are very few players that can crack all 3 formats and play them at a top level consistently. The norm will become players choosing red ball or white ball which is a shame
@@J92-DS Cracking all the three formats is really the toughest job for a batter. You have to keep making adjustments in your techniques everytime you switch to another format. That's why someone like Virat Kohli is great and deserves even more appreciation because he excelled in all the 3 formats in his career which is a rarity. He was impactful in all the 3 formats he played and his name is thought of whenever any world 11 is made.
Good technical analysis! But I also think Babar needed to add a bit of bottom hand play to his game. Top hand game looks elegant but it also makes you miss a lot of deliveries that could be easily swatted away in the legside for 4/6 like done by Kohli. Even Rizwan uses his bottom hand and great swing to just swat spin & even 145+ kmph deliveries with ease.
Bottom hand(& a bit opening up) also helps you adjust to sharp incoming deliveries. That is why Kohli gets LBW rarely and is so strong on the pads.
@@AyushRaj-rt6bbVirat Kholi took challenge of not changing his technique for t20s that would affect his test technique..
Now this is what I call analysis!
Yes.He is not like other dumb Utubers .who just creticise babar without having a cricket knowledge .
How is this analysis he just put forth a bunch of numbers and blamed it all on the PCB. Babar's fitness is an issue, the politics that Kimber talks about is Babar's own.
This is called analysis kid, what you did is wining about it that he didn't blame babar Azam enough😂 @@ravantheoghacker863
@@Usa-l4g WASAY HABIB KA NAAM SUNA HAI ISSE BOHOT AAGE KI CHEEZ HAI VO 🥰
@@BIGFANOFWASAYHABIBsame wasay Habib who was saying Hardik pandya is a captaincy material but later public narrative was against Hardik they both changed their Stance
Finally Jarrod solved the only issue with his channel; his AUDIO. Its quite audible and clear now, thank you Mr. Kimber. Also, great analysis!
You might have done us a huge favour here Jarrod. I hope this gets to people who need to see it.
I am really glad that Jarrod talked about the emotional and mental aspect of elite sport. A stable mind definitely helps you showcase your talents.
Bro you didn't need to do Imam UL haq like that 😂😂😂😂😂😂
He did exactly what a parchi player deserves
He is right though, for all of Imam's resolve to stay at the crease, he just doesn't have the technique or skill to make runs on any pitch but Rawalpindi
He definitely did. Imam is a below average player riding his luck which is bound to run out sooner rather than later
@@mohsinhassan242 Highest run scorers, and still you call him stuff, chutiya fans
Extremely well done analysis! Hope Babar comes back from this slump and gets the help he needs. The world needs him and his team too!
Exactly thanks for good wishes ❤
Would be fortuitous for him to come through for his team. The world could take it or leave it.
No one needs ghante ka king 😂
No bro world doesn't need average players
@@jatinsharma7347 2 years dont define a player
Why are you so underrated ?😭
Kimber isn't followed that widely because he speaks a lot of stats and analysis that puts a lot of fans to sleep.
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Subscribe him and share his videos to friends please
He needs to play red ball cricket a lot more. Playing in foreign T20 leagues should not be his priority. Play PSL, Domestic Red ball and County cricket only other than the International matches.
Incredible analysis. I am from Pakistan. Will be hoping for more cricket Pakistan content more frequently. Your content is gold.
Content is gold ,but not the pak cricket.
That depends on how much Pakistani cricket fans follow him and engage. Kimber isn't followed that widely because he speaks a lot of stats and analysis that puts a lot of fans to sleep. Anyways, coming back to Pakistan cricket... I would say perhaps their cricketers are as talented or even more talented than Indian cricketers, but the fact that there is no support from the PCB, politics and infighting which leads to a subpar performance which has always been the case with Pakistan. Pakistan has never had good captains between Akram and Misbah and after. That's also one of their biggest issues. I'm not sure what happens on the education front for these cricketers but they're not really smart cricketers. Talented as hell but lack the ability to assess and analyse situations or the game completely.
@@suryavikramsingh77 Beghaani shaadi mein abdullah deewana type
Seriously man who said pak cricket is gold can't u get out of ur usual hate mongering
@@qadeerchouhan2391 isme hate mongering wali kon si baat hai, chodu hai kya
@@qadeerchouhan2391 man just typed something funny. Stop taking banter as hate mongering.
This is called constructive criticism/analysis
That’s such a great point Jarrod. Since Im Indian and understand Urdu I’ve seen his interview in the language and you’re spot on. He just can’t explain his craft like a Kohli or Bumrah would, you can give him that chance when he talks in English since it’s not his first language but even in Urdu he’s never able to explain what exactly is he doing whether good or bad. It’s always a generic word salad and you being able to spot that blows my mind.
GOATED Analysis.
Ashwin Anna can explain the processes in 5 languages including C++
@@preshant91 Scientist Ashwin anna is more needed to world cricket than to India
even urdu is not his first language, he is punjabi
Great video, Jared. I would request you to do a similar video on Shubman Gill who also has a very similar shuffle like Babar when they are just about to play the shot and also has a similar technical deficiency with the incoming balls similar to Babar, although Babar is slightly more compact than Gill in that department. Compare Gill's stance from his Under 19 WC days to what is today and you will notice it's not as compact as what it was earlier and that leads to at times creating gap between bat and pad leading to him getting bowled or lbw. Both Babar and Gill due to the nature of their shuffle tend to have similar issues as well. I would request you to do the next video on Gill as it would be another interesting case study. Please keep up the good work.
Dude. You are so far ahead of every commentator and analyst in the game, that there is no comparison. Incredible work, Jarrod.
Pakistan can survive with Babar's captaincy but not without his batting. Apt as it can be.
Great analysis Jarrod, like always but I have a bone to pick with statisticians who rely on false shots to analyse batters. Missing a delivery that’s in the stump line and mistiming a pull shot cannot be given an equal weightage.
The probability of getting dismissed cannot just depend on the quantity of the false shots played but also the kind of false shots one plays. Data might be sparse to categorise false shots and arrive at probabilities but it intuitively feels off to judge batters on false shots and control %
Quite a serendipity that I found someone in here with real great substance on their channel!
Just wondering why aren't there newer uploads...like the last video is 3 years old..
@@TheArchist_ Will soon upload good music. Thanks for the comment mate :)
Incredible.. Someone please send this video to Baber azam and the authorities who hold power in Pakistan 🇵🇰
I can’t find proper words to describe how good this video is.
10/10…you are probably the greatest cricket analyst i have ever came across. Subscribed and would watch every video you post from now on 🤩
fantastic technical analysis. through watching my own game, I noticed that I was doing exactly the same thing with my front foot, closing myself off, even at village cricket level. it makes playing through mid on and mid wicket impossible, and making playing left arm spin around the wicket extremely difficult. i opened up my back and front foot and it's made it so much easier to bat. that's the beauty of cricket. everyone has their own technique
That’s brilliant work . I have been saying since 2022 his stance looks different and he doesn’t bat with the same control . Kimber found out the kink 👍 now the ball is in Babar’s court to fix this issue
Great work! for what I understand from your analysis babar started playing little passive , not attacking the bowler or there is any kind of doubt on his aggressive abilities.
If you look at the pie chart on "10:15" you can see that in good period of babar he got stumped almost 2% and then when you see the current bad form period you can see there is no stumping in almost 2-3 years.
What it shows that babar is going passive and not trusting his ability to score much better when he was aggressive and attacked bowler.
@wasayhabib bhai please watch this analysis and explain your view during your next live session
His viewers r chutiya hatemongers
Bhai woh ek video main bta chuka hai ki babar ne apna batting stance badla hai, jo jarrod ne btaya, similar.
He won't cause he is a comedian
@@shahzaibshah-xx9ji he has already talked abt this same issue sometime back in his videos
OMG! Wasay Habib told this issue some time ago
hes the goat
@Realproton-u4p tere baap hain wo mulle
@Realproton-u4p they are the OG analysts, whatever they say becomes true and their analysis is then repeated by legends months later, the told shaheens weakness 2 years back and wasim akram said same thing 6 months ago
Was just finding this comment. Wasay is a true Goat😊
@Realproton-u4p wow so you will say these type of things now? why get personal over something that is related to cricket lmaoo, grow tf up my guy
The Best Analysis of the Year
The Hard Work he / his team has put in is marvellous!
Thank you Jarrod! This was awesome!
very interesting I always wanted to see a video essay on my favorite player
I envy your data and story telling skills as a person who does this for my living . Unbelievable work . I can visualise how much work would have gone in the background
Brilliant analysis. Specially against left arm off spinners he plant his foot way before the the ball bowled and get trapped. and you were also right that he does not always do that . but whenever he does he gets out more often than not.
Top top analysis!! The end bit made me cry a bit😢
The low strike rate criticism that he endured. Which led to him losing his technique and balance. He got his white ball and red ball technique completely mixed . Which was pretty evident on the recent Australia tour where his feet were stuck. There was no backfoot or frontfoot movement which was pretty much the key to his success in Australia that was rightfully pointed out by ricky ponting on 2017/18 tour.
great analysis man, can you do this for Smith and Kohli ??
Great analysis! However, I want to clarify one thing: it's not his toe, but his head that's the issue. Let me explain why.
Dealing with a chaotic board and external pressures isn't new for Pakistan cricket. In the past, players like Wasim, Waqar, and Inzamam faced similar challenges, but they demonstrated the mental toughness to rise above those hurdles and still perform brilliantly.
For Babar, it's crucial to strengthen his mindset. He needs to overcome these mental barriers and win us an ICC trophy. So, in my opinion, the issue isn’t his toe, it’s his head.
Along with technical analysis, his issue has also to do with some of former players hyping and branding him like he has already achieved everything but the fact is he is just a decent to good player
I wish to see Babar on top ❤
Brilliant analysis
Lots of love from Kashmir
Hi Jarrod. I read the book and it was fantastic. How could anyone not know, about how badass Dave Houghton was?
I just f'kin savor these technical analysis. Keep more of them coming!! 👌
Every cricketers face ups and downs. It doesn't defines them. Also most modern players faces this because everyone are so focused on t20s. The proper cricket skill comes from test then it diverted to ODI. Now we rarely see those two platforms
Need more people like you, these kind of analysis makes this game more beautiful for viewers like us ❤
Great work brother 🎉 keep doing it love to watch these critical analysis
I think this is the most neutral and objective opinion on babar's bad patch. Well done job mate.
Virat Kohli and Babar Azam struggles against left arm spinners while root smashes them. Can you please do a comparison on why joe root is a lot better against left arm spin.
He sweeps a lot better and has lot better reach, also in case of Virat in particular, there is technical issue, he is often leaving a gap between bat and pad when he takes first step down to spinner. This is not a problem when hand-eye coordination is working great, and he has read the ball very well, but it becomes one when he has not.
In babar's case, he was just never a world-class batsman, they basically forcefully made him one, by making him bat on flat pitches against b teams.
@@gambet0007also Kohli plays more on backfoot nowadays,with decline in hand eye coordination it's actually difficult
@@Travellertalpade Yes.
Root smashes the??? on which parallel world are you watching cricket?? dude root and babar hardly plays on difficult and tricky pitches.
Root only plays test cricket not other formats like VK so he is less exposed to wide variety of bowling like VK.
If root is lot better than VK then check his record against R jadeja u ll get the answer.
@@Travellertalpadethat's not the reason, one of the primary reason is VK plays on all the formats consistently and he is lot more exposed to left arm spinners as compared to Root,if VK only plays test cricket then he should able to rectify his mistakes.
Fabulous analysis, Jarrod and this channel make my cricket experience so much richer
Yoo that was so good subscribed❤
Amazing Jarrod..but it was always expected of you! 🎉
SPOT ON!
Subscribed
Such a great analysis I hope it reaches out to the people who needs to see it.
Incredible content. Thorough research and analysis packaged into digestable content like this is a big turn on.
Holy fuck… this is some BRILLIANT analysis! 😅
Banger🎉
The ending felt so depressing.
Amazing analysis and summary!! Bravo
The batting analysis was brilliant. The cricket board analysis less so.
You are saying exact analysis of wassay habib. Spot on similar
My team mate and I had been discussing Babar's movement that we had been noticing. This is awesome to see analyzed. Thanks Jarrod as always! One Eyed Babar can go viral btw 🤣
Just brilliant ❤
I would love to see you and Wasay habib do analysis together. !!
This is the best analysis video I have seen lately
Jarrod with all this data trying to explain what is wrong
Me in mind : that handshake with kohli
😢
You are basically belittling Kohli here, implying that Kohli brought a bad luck to Babar. So stupid of you! Virat, the kind of person he is, will always support those striving to be the best, from the core of his heart..
@@Cricket_islove_1 babar is facing karma for belittling kohli in his bad phase by twitter post . He was just pakistans best batter.
@@AyushRaj-rt6bb You need a humor transplant. Getting emotional over a silly comment like bollywoodiya brainrot lmao
@@lexsite There's no humor in that comment or atleast the words chosen. Don't know about myself but you certainly need lessons to be capable enough to understand there's a way to put down something humorous and this by no sense, is of that category.
Also many people are making such comments on SM. You don't understand right now where they're coming from. They think they are being humorous when they are actually not and people like you are so quick to defend them and understandably so.
Jarrod how can I show this to Babar Azam.
I would hope someone in the Pakistan team or inner circle has forwarded it to him. I was going to say PCB except they're hopeless 😔 😅
@@foresthill8462 He meant that no-one there understands english so Babar Azam will not be able to grasp what Jarrod wants to say via this video.
@@pulkitgupta5550 he could have asked someone else to explain to him if such was a problem 😅
@@Shan-tv5gl Yup Sarfaraaz bhai can help.
@@pulkitgupta5550 😅
just asking, no offense, did he get called "Ghante ka king" in sophisticated way by Jarrod??
Exactly 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Holy Shit 😭😂
Ghante ka king hai tha aur rahega 😂
Clearly you guys can't comprehend an analysis after a certain level. He clearly explained why he was considered one of the greatest and now It's not working out well for him. Must be Indian ehh.
last part got me tears
Very nice video. Maybe try to lose that ambient music next time 😊
That's how a True Cricket Fan and an analyst analyses THE GAME!
Brilliant ❤️
"Pakistan can survive withour Babar Azam's captaincy but can not survive without his runs". Such is his importance in the team.
What a great analogy, people from our country and worldwide putting criticism on Babar not knowing how important and crucial stability in a cricket board and system matters. Babar Azam under ramie raja as selector and Misbah ul haq as coach for 3 years was at the top of the world. But now having had about 4 changes in the space of a year in selectors and coaches is a big factor especially with the agendas amongst the management towards him.
The politics destroyed Babar and cricket in Pakistan. I feel so bad for him. He didn't deserve all this glad you talked about the mental aspects as well
another video on shaheen's form would be rlly nice as well
Top notch analysis man
I always thought that PCB being a circus that they are is the biggest reason promising Pakistani players never reach the heights of someone like a Wasim Akram or Inzamam nowadays. This fact is not much pronounced but you hit the nail on the head with this analysis.
Please do make a video on the PCB situation. No one else makes content like you do.
We have to realize the fact that Babar isn't the World's Best, but he's the Best we have
One of the best from pakistans history
@@insxne_xd history ? -_-
@@sdfgfhdfgjh3425he said one of the best not the best
Yes exceptional according to Pakistan's standards
@@Pratim-z7l he’s exceptional according to world standards. Stop trying to make back handed compliments
What a lovely video ❤
He was just loaded with pressure in pakistan, they needed a competitor for kohli, so they rushed this talented player into making him something he wasnt ready for, his PCB has failed him, now he has tasted money, he will never leave it for joining domestic cricket, as it doesnt have money.
Some seriously good analysis Jarrod
Thank you Jarrod for the masterpiece. I hope babar see it and do what is necessary
Why delete earlier
Just wanna say, thanks for being this good Cricket Student!
thats good one, i blame mor eon PCB than BA, yes bad patch comes and go but the management needs to understand this..
Yep how can one perform in env where coaches and management constantly changes.
Great depth of analysis
This is what right coaching notices and fixes btw, as PCT doesn't even have a consistent coaches with the game of musical chairs being played, they can't even advice what Babar needs to work on and keep blaming him for his failures.
Babar Azam the king of the cricket
Thank you for speaking the truth Jarod. This is the most important video on this topic ever to be made. Salute mate
This is exactly what was required, there are so many cricket experts talking about him not making runs. This is exactly what is required, what has changed resulting in the current slump. Kodoos!
Excellent work Jarrod
More of i think playing and scoring against 2nd/3rd string teams of Australia/Nz/Sa many times hides his technical issues
Which get exposed in icc tournaments when teams come up with A side
Its upto him if he 2ant to resolve and do really he have the fire to become the best!
I remember Babar's interview with Ramiz and he said that its just natural reflexes and did not have much knowledge of how he approaches his batting.
what is going on with the background music!!
Top work
absolutely great analysis about king babar
Great Analysis
I watched your analysis and after that I was watching Babar's batting at the Champions Cup 2024. I have reason to believe that he has corrected that mistake of his and now his toe is pointing towards cover once again. Can you check and confirm that?
Fantastic!
Another thing, I think did effect babar azam is how the entire media and now country at large has came for his head. For some one who has been your best batter in the last decade, he is being ridiculed, made fun of and abused online and on TV. His own fans have turned against him, people are calling him names and mocking him.
For someone who has contributed soo much to his country, seeing the nation absolutely disowning him must be heartbreaking. When needed support thr most from his board and nation, they turned their back on him. They have completely brushed his achievement under the rug and now people say he was never good.
Like it has to be disheartening, how can one continue putting in effort when all his hard work has been reduced to zero.
Like if I was in his place I woild have said eff this and retired.
So Babar Azam was never a Fab 4 Player
Hence proved
Congrats on 100K
Great anylisis jarod kimber 1 analisis for abdullah shafique as well he is also strugling
Can you please bring the records of fab 4 + warner+rohit+ babar agisnt the top 20 bowlers from 2005-2024
Best avg+ 200+wkt all format
Something kind off
Even when He played away from Pakistan..
Most of the times, he faced B Or C Grade sides.. New Players being tried by other countries.
But as soon as he face full sides & experienced players, then he get exposed..
You clown
He faced Styyn, morkel, Rabada, Northje, Parnell, Morris, Moeen, Rashid, Stokes, Broad, Anderson, Cummins, Hazle, Starc, Lyon, during overseas tours he scored decent runs
I cam mention one of the he scored 250+ runs agaimst Lyon with 50 avg in test
😂😂 again you clowm have zero cricketing sense
best analyst after wasay habib
2 goats wasay and kimber
Dude u r an absolute genius... No wonder Behram Qazi speaks soooo Highly of u....
Can we do this for Kohli as well?
He seems to have had his own struggles with form, and continues to struggle even now, if I may say so.