Dubai, Oct. 6 -- Former Pakistan speedster Sohail Tanvir has backed star batter Babar Azam to overcome his recent struggles, saying the Pakistan batting mainstay is carrying an excessive burden of expectations because the team lacks another batter of comparable stature.

Babar Azam ended an 83-innings century drought across formats in November 2025, when he scored an unbeaten 102 against Sri Lanka in an ODI, his last international hundred to date.

Babar, once regarded among the world's leading batters and often compared with former Indian captain and modern-day cricket star Virat Kohli, has endured a difficult period with the bat in recent years in international cricket.

Babar has also endured a prolonged lean phase in Test cricket, wit...