Peshawar Zalmi and Pakistan team’s captain Babar Azam Thursday, replied humorously to a journalist’s question about his strike rate, asking him if he should play at a strike rate of 300.

In a press conference after their one-sided loss against Islamabad United (IU), Babar said that he was playing at a strike rate of 160 until his fifty but he had to play an anchor role when six wickets fell in quick succession.

In a press conference after their one-sided loss against Islamabad United (IU), Babar said that he was playing at a strike rate of 160 until his fifty but he had to play an anchor role when six wickets fell in quick succession.

Babar Azam said that in the first ten overs of the innings, his strike rate was around 160, but after the rapid fall of wickets in the middle overs he tried to take the game deeper.

The PZ skipper admitted that he was not with the latter part of his innings as he could not finish the innings in the desired manner.

Babar said that the pitch was quite good and the score could have been around 180 to 200, but Hasan Ali’s spell changed the match.

On a question about young batters Muhammad Haris and Saim Ayub, Babar said that he tries to teach players like Mohammad Haris and Saeem Ayub and share his experience with the youngsters.

On a question about how his former team Karachi Kings’ performance can improve this season, Babar replied humorously, saying, “I am not their coach,” adding that he should be asked about their match with IU.