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Cricket fans have been launched to a debate storm after the stars of the crash of star bats Babar azam and Mohammad Rizwan from Asia Cup 2025 Squad. It Pakistan Cricket BoardSunday’s announcement has caused intense discussions through social media, with opinions divided between those who applaud the daring move and others who criticize what they see as a reckless decision.
The call was supported by the new White Ball Principal Coach Mike Hessonwhich cited duo strike rates as the main reason for its omission. Both Babar and Rizwan have faced criticism of their conservative approach at the top of the order, often consuming most of the deliveries without translating them in the aggression required by the modern cricket T20. Its power strike rates, 116 for Babar and 117.4 for Rizwan, have been marked as subpar, with the first three places in Pakistan who have more balls than any other team of ICC members since 2020.
The decision has divided the fanbase into two clear fields. Supporters of the movement argue that PakistanThe battle strategy desperately needed a shake, with a strike rate of 129.2 Babar of 129.2 often seen as an anchor slowing down the team. They believe that eliminating the duo could open the way for a more aggressive and fearful approach to Pakistan on the passage with evolutionary T20 standards.
On the other hand, a significant section of the fans has reacted angry. For them, leaving two of the most reliable performers in Pakistan is a self-cap. Babar’s particular absence has been a sore point during recent series against Bangladesh and the Western Indieswhere the collapses revealed what the followers called a “glittering void” on the battle line.
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๐จ Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan fell from the Pakistan Asia Cup squad. ๐จ pic.twitter.com/92S416ssng
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 17, 2025
Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan ๐ญ๐ญ๐คฃ #Asiacup2025 #Babarazam pic.twitter.com/jl3gat0euo
– DK Rajpurohit ๐ฎ๐ณ (@Devisin61134860) August 17, 2025
For the first time in more than eight years, Pakistan will perform an important event of Cricket without Babar and Rizwan.
Babar Azam has been playing constantly from the 2017 Champions Trophy. Since the 2021 T20 World Cup, both Babar and Rizwan have participated in all important events … pic.twitter.com/rrwg2ent69
– Cricfollow (@cricfollow56) August 17, 2025
Both Babar Azam and Mohd Rizwan fell from the Asia Cup squad
Last 4 T20is vs India
Rizwan – 149 runs || 37.25 AVG || 100.00 sr
Babar – 37 runs || 9.25 AVG || 123.33 srWe will miss our consistent interpreters, who always gave the best for the Indian team.#Asiacup2025
– ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ (@ shebas_10dul) August 17, 2025
#Asiacup
Rizwan
Babar azam https://t.co/csbj4wicmq pic.twitter.com/wrhzm0jx0y– charismatic (@swapnilasekar) August 17, 2025
Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan fell from Pakistan’s Asia Cup squad
What a fall. pic.twitter.com/audwmvy3cz
– Darshit Trivedi (@Darshit1109) August 17, 2025
๐จ Babar Azam and Rizwan are boycotting the Asia Cup ๐จ#Asiacup #Babarazam #Pakistancriclet https://t.co/czjwliugpd
– Taha ๐ต๐ธ | ๐ต๐ฐ (@ur_calmspace) August 17, 2025
See who had the bowels to say -Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to improve their T20 party and leave them in the Asia Cup squad.
Professor Hesson Strikes ๐ช#Rcbcebration pic.twitter.com/kvrpniekpr– Ayush Singh๐ฑ (@ayush_singh27) August 17, 2025
Why Babar Azam and Rizwan fell:-
Aqib Javed said, “If Babar and Rizwan act as the other players, they will definitely play.”
Mike Hesson said, “Babar Azam has the opportunity to play BBL and show that it improves in the areas needed at T20IS. It’s too good … pic.twitter.com/ANVVGDHFNZ– Sporttify (@sporttify) August 17, 2025
PCB announced Tri Nation and Asia Cup Squad Can Babar Azam Muhammad Rizwan T20 pic.twitter.com/uyrpnyvqal
– Agha Shahid (@Aghashahidazeem) August 17, 2025
In the heart of the debate is the question of the strike rate. Critics argue that Pakistan cannot afford to bring operators under 120 to Powerplay, especially when India and other important field players reached between 160 and 180. Comparisons have only added fuel to fire, with many label Babar and Rizwan the Rizwan approach as a gap in the T20 era of great Octane.
However, the couple’s proponents emphasize that statistics cannot capture the calm and experience they provide in pressure situations. The former cricketers are also divided, some that took place as a re -establishment of time returned, other warned that the fall of the performers experienced just in front of a major tournament could be burned down.
As Pakistan goes to the Asia Cup under the leadership of Salman Ali AghaThe debate continues unresolved. For fans, the question is simple but deep: this game will redefine the future T20 of Pakistan, or the absence of two of their biggest names will again storm them?
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