{"id":10821,"date":"2023-10-04T18:18:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/biryani-on-plate-and-boundary-length-on-mind-for-babar-azam\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T18:18:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T18:18:06","slug":"biryani-on-plate-and-boundary-length-on-mind-for-babar-azam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/biryani-on-plate-and-boundary-length-on-mind-for-babar-azam\/","title":{"rendered":"Biryani on plate and boundary length on mind for Babar Azam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The biryani in Hyderabad has lived up to Babar Azam\u2019s expectations but the Pakistan captain is worried the contest between bat and ball at the 50-overs World Cup may not be as spicy because of short boundaries in most Indian venues.<\/p>\n

Babar\u2019s men were accorded a warm welcome in Hyderabad<\/a> in what is their first tour of India since the T20 World Cup in 2016.<\/p>\n

Thanks to a soured political relationship, bilateral cricket remains suspended between India and Pakistan, and the bitter neighbours play each other only in multi-team events.<\/p>\n

Babar and his teammates were surprised by the support they received since landing in Hyderabad, where they played both their warm-up matches.<\/p>\n

They will launch their bid for a second 50-overs World Cup title in the same southern Indian city against the Netherlands on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the hospitality has been quite nice \u2014 we were not expecting this,\u201d Babar said during his pre-tournament media interaction along with nine other captains on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a week in Hyderabad, and it is not like we are in India. It is like we are at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Pakistan support staff member took to social media to praise Hyderabad\u2019s famous biryani and, after one of the warm-up matches, all-rounder Shadab Khan quipped gorging regularly on biryani had rendered them slower on the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had heard a lot about Hyderabadi biryani and we loved it,\u201d Babar, currently the top-ranked ODI batter, said in his appreciation of the popular dish.<\/p>\n

He was less impressed by the short boundaries at some Indian venues though, which, he feared, might reduce bowlers to cannon fodder over the next six weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe boundaries are small. There is no margin for the bowlers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the bowling is a little bit off, the batsman utilises it. So, there will be high scores.\u201d<\/p>\n

Babar\u2019s concerns are understandable considering Pakistan\u2019s bowling lost considerable sting after speedster Naseem Shah was ruled out<\/a> of the World Cup with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n

Babar still had high expectations from his bowling unit led by left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more or less the same team playing the last three years together, and I think bowling remains our strength,\u201d added Babar.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The biryani in Hyderabad has lived up to Babar Azam\u2019s expectations but the Pakistan captain is worried the contest between bat and ball at the 50-overs World Cup may not be as spicy because of short boundaries in most Indian venues. Babar\u2019s men were accorded a warm welcome in Hyderabad in what is their first […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2023\/10\/04215208ef2c3a1.jpg?r=215316","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t