'To perform well and win Pakistan the ODI World Cup' - Babar Azam reveals 2023 ambition

The two-time ICC ODI Men’s Player of the Year, Babar Azam has achieved plenty on a personal level in the last few years. In a recent interaction, the 28-year-old spoke about what he would be looking to achieve in the near future.

The right-handed batter named the upcoming ODI World Cup as a part of his immediate plans. Babar said that a world title has eluded him for quite a few years now and with the ODI World Cup scheduled to be held this year in India, Pakistan would have their eyes set on the title. 

"The ambition is to be a part of the World Cup team and to win the tournament, The World Cup is coming up, and my ambition is to perform well so that we can win it. You see a lot of things individually too, but my goal right now is to win the World Cup," Babar said in an interview with ICC Digital.

The mindset is to go step by step: Babar Azam

Babar is only the second cricketer from Pakistan to have won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, after Shaheen Afridi. Reflecting on the same, he stated that it is a good feeling to get rewarded for performances and added that he wants the trophy stays in Pakistan.

Having won the pMen's ODI Player of the Year award twice, Babar reckoned that he is focused to take things one step at a time.

"Hopefully, this year we have a lot of white ball cricket because the World Cup is coming. That is the aim, and when you have an aim, you need to take things step by step. The mindset is to go step-by-step. But there is hard work and planning behind it," Babar said.