Colombo Strikers coach Simon Helmot and captain Niroshan Dickwella reward Babar Azam on his help in direction of the group in Lanka Premier League 2023.

Simon Helmot hails Babar Azam

Colombo Strikers captain Niroshan Dickwella praised and acknowledges Babar Azam for his work ethic and relentless batting throughout his captain journey.

Helmot revealed the rationale behind Babar not captaining the LPL aspect in 2023 and stated that the Pakistani Skipper needed to play as a batter solely.

Pakistan cricketer Babar Azam selected to not take over the captaincy position for Colombo Strikers within the ongoing Lanka Premier League. He desires to deal with the batting solely. The statements of captain Niroshan Dickwella and head coach Simon Helmot have created discussions amongst cricket followers.

Babar Azam has been hailed as one of many best batters in latest days. He displayed his class with a century in a latest chase with excessive strain and turns into the second participant to attain not less than 10 T20 centuries.

Babar had massive choices in entrance of him for selecting between two leagues- the Lanka Premier League and the World T20 League finally, he determined to play within the LPL 2023 remembering the World Cup might be performed on the Asian situations.

His father performed a pivotal position in convincing him, citing the similarity between Sri Lankan wickets and people anticipated within the upcoming World Cup in India.

Based on Simon Helmet, Babar’s affect encompasses the emotional, psychological, and technical points of the sport.

“He [Babar] takes care of folks, whether or not it’s emotionally, mentally or technically. He is a good asset to have as a help mechanism on the aspect,” Helmot informed on media.

It’s positive that Babar’s affect might be greater than his batting progress. His resolution to counsel Niroshan Dickwella because the captain had a number of spirit and dedication to the group’s success.

“Babar needed Dickwella because the captain, and it was a really, quite simple course of for us after that. He’s so collaborative. He [Babar] takes care of folks, whether or not it’s emotionally, mentally or technically. He is a good asset to have as a help mechanism on the aspect,” Helmot informed in an interview.

Niroshan Dickwella acknowledges the position of Babar Azam as a captain. His steerage and help all through their partnership within the center have been invaluable.

“I’m having fun with captaincy however there’s quite a lot of accountability. I’ve to place quite a lot of work into this: bat properly, maintain wickets, and deal with strain.

“I’m having fun with my accountability, particularly within the center with Babar. He’s serving to me all through the innings and we at all times make selections collectively.”

“We each assume in the identical manner. On the finish of the day, I get concepts from everybody after which I try to make the proper resolution, based on what I really feel. Simply maintain it easy,” Dickwella stated.