PSL 2023: Simon Doull not happy with Babar Azam's hundred against Quetta Gladiators.

RAWALPINDI -- As Babar Azam's hundred against Quetta Gladiators went in vain, commentator Simon Doull's remarks during the Peshawar Zalmi skipper's knock became the talk of the town.

The former New Zealand cricketer was left unimpressed with Babar's batting approach.

Azam scored his maiden PSL century against the Gladiators and finished with a 65-ball 115. He reached his fifty with a maximum, taking 32 balls, and 28 more to convert that into a ton.

However, the last 20 runs leading up to his century did not come in a free-flowing manner since he was on 80 off 44 at one stage but took 16 more balls to get to the three-figure mark.

When Babar was on 99, he played a dot ball during the over by Naseem Shah, that was when Doull, who was on the mic, questioned the Zalmi skipper's approach.

'The last little while, that's all that has been happening rather than looking for boundaries still, when you've got so much firepower to come [Mohammad Haris, Haseebullah Khan and all-rounder Aamer Jamal were waiting in the wings],' said Doull.

'Hundreds are great, stats are brilliant, but it still must be team first.'

This is not the first time that Babar, who is also the national team skipper, has come under criticism from...