'Reduce The Width...' - Babar Azam Gets FREE Advice From Sunil Gavaskar After Pakistan's Humiliating Loss vs India in CT 2025

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been facing immense criticism from all quarters after his shambolic show in the Champions Trophy 2025. Following two consecutive losses, Pakistan are eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Babar scored a slow fifty against New Zealand which did not help Pakistan win and then he failed to score big against India. While Babar is facing criticism from all quarters, former India opener Sunil Gavaskar has given some sound advice to the former Pakistan captain. Gavaskar reckoned Babar's stance is too wide and that he needs to reduce that. 

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‘His stance is quite spread out’ - Gavaskar's advice to Babar

"If you ask me, I will tell Babar just one thing. Right now, his stance is quite spread out. If he can reduce the width between his feet, then two things will happen: one, when your feet are spread out, then you face difficult going on back foot and front foot but when you are more balanced (with feet less wide), then you also gain a bit of height, while you are a bit down with feet spread out. So you can judge the bounce and movement of the ball a bit better when you are more upright. And an opening batter needs that height," said Gavaskar on Basit Ali's YouTube channel. 

‘World wants to see him play shots like the flick’

"If he tries to do this, then I believe the run-making ability he used to have will return, and the whole world will enjoy that, not just the Pakistanis....The whole world wants to see him play shots like the flick through mid-wicket he produced (in the match against India)," he added. 

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Having lost two out of two, Pakistan now have one match left against Bangladesh . That match against Bangladesh holds no relevance on the tournament as both teams are out of the semi-final race.