The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering bringing Babar Azam back to the T20I team. Babar last played a T20I series against South Africa in December. He and Mohammad Rizwan were subsequently excluded from the T20I side due to concerns about their strike rate. Coach Mike Hesson and selector Aqib Javed preferred to give opportunities to new players. However, Pakistan's performance declined significantly after the senior batters' departure, leading to consecutive series losses, including a series defeat against Bangladesh.

Despite qualifying for the Asia Cup final, Pakistan's performance has been below par, with two heavy losses to India. According to a Cricket Pakistan report, the PCB wanted Babar Azam to join the Asia Cup squad, but the organisers denied their request, stating that

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