Overview
- Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf used social media on November 1 to diagnose a technical flaw in Babar's batting and urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to send him to a specialist academy in England or Australia.
- Yousuf said Babar plays with his right shoulder open rather than keeping his left shoulder aligned with the ball, which he argues makes judging line and swing harder.
- Babar addressed the recommendation at a pre-series press conference on Sunday and said he has not been contacted directly by Yousuf but would welcome and learn from his guidance if they speak.
- The coaching exchange follows a run of poor form for Babar, including being dismissed without scoring in a recent series decider and a notable dismissal in Lahore on October 25.
- No move to send Babar to an overseas academy has been announced and the debate over whether an established international captain should step away from first-class cricket for specialist work remains unresolved ahead of Pakistan's Tests with Sri Lanka.