Former captain Babar Azam and his poor form remain central to cricket debates in Pakistan ahead of the ODI tri-series final against New Zealand on Friday and the ICC Champions Trophy that follows, while the team management decided to push the star batter up the order as an opener.
Asking Babar to open and his failure in that position in the two matches of the tri-series has led to polarized opinion on the move ahead of the team's Champions Trophy title defence on home soil.