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Babar Azam is regarded as one of Pakistan's better batters in the modern-day game. The 29-year-old has been the spine of the batting order in recent years, but numbers suggest a downfall in his form in the red-ball format.

Babar & Pakistan find themselves in the sixth position on the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table. Ahead of the resumption of the round of Test matches ahead of the WTC final, the talisman will have to put all his abilities to use, to win matches for his country.

Until recently, Babar Azam was the skipper in the longer format, but would now play under the captaincy of batting compatriot, Shan Masood. Captaincy, as per batting numbers, did not fizzle his form as a player. 

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How has Babar Azam performed in Tests?

Babar Azam has been going through a slack in form over the past two seasons. The Pakistani batter was at the peak of his powers in the red-ball from 2018 to 2022. However, Babar has seen a downturn ever since. 

Scoring just over 250 runs in Test cricket since 2023, Babar would have to live up to his name for the upcoming round of home games against Bangladesh and England.

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YearInningsRunsAverageStrike Rate50s100sHigh Score
20161029132.350.42090
20171218416.736.92072
20181461656.054.561127
20191161668.472.333104
2020633867.659.921143
20211341634.748.54077
202217118469.654.974196
2023920422.753.80041
202424924.553.30026

How many Tests will Babar play in 2024?

OppositionTestDateVenue
Bangladesh1st TestAugust 21 - August 25Rawalpindi
Bangladesh2nd TestAugust 30 - September 03Rawalpindi
England1st TestOctober 07 - October 11Multan
England2nd TestOctober 15 - October 19Karachi
England3rd TestOctober 24 - October 28Rawalpindi
South AfricaOne-Off TestDecember 26 - December 30Centurion

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.