I want to make a name for myself all over the world like Babar Azam: Qasim Akram
Experience of sharing dressing rooms of Central Punjab and Karachi Kings with Babar Azam is unforgettable: Captain U-19 cricket team.
Lahore (Urdu Point Latest Newspaper. June 7, 2022) Young cricketer Qasim Akram said that Babar Azam is my favorite batter, the experience of sharing dressing rooms of Central Punjab and Karachi Kings with Babar Azam is unforgettable. Babar Azam, the front-runner in the limited-overs world rankings and Pakistan's captain, is an example to youngsters in the world of cricket. Like countless fans around the world, former national under-19 cricket team captain Qasim Akram also considers Babar Azam as a beacon for him in batting.
The 19-year-old cricketer says that Babar Azam is his favorite batsman and he wants to make a name for himself in the world of cricket like him. Like Babar Azam, Qasim Akram also belongs to Lahore. Both started their cricketing journey with right-handed middle-order batsmen and off-spin bowling.
Qasim Akram is playing in Central Punjab and Karachi Kings under the leadership of Babar Azam.
Qasim Akram says that the experience of sharing dressing rooms of Central Punjab and Karachi Kings with Babar Azam is unforgettable. As a batsman, he has sought useful advice from the Pakistan captain on how to stay on the crease for long innings, play core drives and improve pull shots. Qasim Akram's father works at Linda Bazar shop in Lahore. The young all-rounder scored 203 runs in 6 matches of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2022 and also took 10 wickets.
He took 11 wickets while representing Central Punjab in National T20 while he also scored a half century while representing Karachi Kings in PSL 7. He also scored 285 runs and took 10 wickets in the Pakistan Cup played last season. The young cricketer said that Babar Azam has shown excellent batting all over the world and he is a fan of his batting skills.
He considers himself lucky to have shared a dressing room with the world's number one batsman. He said that Babar Azam wants to achieve the standard of Pakistan cricket that he has set for the world through his batting. Qasim Akram is one of the 107 young players who are part of the PCB Pathways program. The training camp for these talented young players will start from June 14 in Muridke and will continue for four weeks.
He said that PCB Pathways program is a great initiative for young players, under which young players would be given full educational scholarship and monthly stipend of Rs. 30,000. Qasim Akram has so far taken 14 wickets in 9 first class matches. He says he wants to prolong his career as an all-rounder like Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez. He is currently trying his best to improve his off-spin bowling.
