Watch: Babar Azam resumes training after T20 World Cup 2024 disaster

Pakistan’s white-ball captain, Babar Azam, has resumed training at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore after returning from the T20 World Cup 2024.

Azam has started physical training and is expected to begin batting in the nets from next week.

According to sources, Azam will be available for the Test series against Bangladesh in August, which is scheduled to take place on home soil.

Before the series, Azam will participate in the Global T20 Canada league, where he will represent the Vancouver Knights. The fourth edition of the Global T20 Canada league is scheduled to take place from July 25 to August 11, featuring six teams.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is back in the hustle 🏃

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— Zalmi TV (@zalmitvlive) June 28, 2024

The Pakistan team, led by Azam, did not have a successful outing in the T20 World Cup 2024, failing to qualify for the Super Eight stage. The team faced criticism for their poor performance in the group stage matches, which included a defeat against debutants USA by five runs in a Super Over tie and a six-run loss against India.

Pakistan managed to secure a seven-wicket win against Canada on June 11, but their hopes of progressing in the tournament were ruined when the match between the US and Ireland was abandoned due to rain on June 14, resulting in the co-hosts securing one point.

The national team’s last league game against Ireland was only a formality, after which the squad returned home.

Meanwhile, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has surpassed Pakistan captain Babar Azam to become the leading runs getter in the T20Is.

He has scored 4,222 runs in 150 innings compared to Babar’s 4,145 runs in 116 innings. Sharma achieved this feat during India’s triumph over England by 68 runs in the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final.

Previously, Sharma surpassed Babar’s 48 wins, extending India’s second-longest winning streak in T20Is to 11 matches.