Babar Azam not scared of bouncy Australian pitches.

Australian conditions and pitches have caused headaches and given nightmares to many Pakistani batsmen over the years but they do not scare Babar Azam one bit.

The stylish right-handed batter, in a video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday, said that the wickets Down Under 'are not anything especially difficult'.

'There is just a bit more bounce and pace here so it requires a wee bit of adjustment, but the more you practice and play here, the more you get used to it,' he said.

Babar, after his majestic ton in the three-day warm-up against Australia XI earlier this week, scored another boundary-laden 63 off just 66 balls in the two-day match against a Cricket Australia XI that started today in Perth.

The target now for the Lahore-born is to carry his rich vein of form into the...

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