Humayoun Ahmed Khan.

KARACHI -- World's top ranked T20I batsman Babar Azam, while holding a teleconference call with 15 international and emerging women batters on Tuesday, revealed that he makes it a point to watch all the top batsmen in the world to understand their batting approach in different circumstances.

He also added that watching different batsmen helps him understand the game better. Babar spoke about the importance of having a positive attitude and said that negative thought-process results in a failure most of the times. 'I am unable to perform 99 per cent of the times when I have a negative thought in my mind that I might fail,' said Babar.

He also spoke at length about how it is important to not change batting approach altogether because of failure in one innings. 'It is very important that you don't change your batting approach altogether because of failure in just one innings, but try to identify how you could have done better,' said Babar.

Speaking from a personal experience, he said he talks to himself at the crease whether in an international game or during the practice as it helps him calm down. 'There's a lot going on when you are at the crease. In that situation, it is better to talk to yourself.'

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