'Babar Azam will be targeted by India, he will be under extra pressure': Matthew Hayden ahead of India vs Pakistan match
Hindustan TimesFormer Australia opener Matthew Hayden, who has been appointed as the batting consultant of Pakistan for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 said there will be a lot of pressure on skipper Babar Azam as he will be ‘targeted’ by India in the big-ticket event on October 24 in Dubai. Pakistan's captain Babar Azam Hayden said Pakistan captain Babar Azam will have a crucial role to play in the match as a leader and a premium batter. Babar has command and presence and he needs to fulfil that role in a batting sense and captain," Hayden said in a virtual media interaction on Thursday. Asked about his short-term role as consultant with the Pakistan team, Hayden said his main purpose was to bring calmness and control and telling the players to remain very present in play because World Cups are challenging things.