Babar Azam advised to avoid English media on England tour

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board to keep Babar Azam away from the English media during the upcoming three-Test tour of England, suggesting that Shan Masood handle media interactions instead. Latif cited the English media's tendency to involve visiting teams in unnecessary news stories. Babar recently contributed with scores of 58, 88, and 24 in Pakistan's drawn series against the West Indies, which ended an eight-match losing streak in away Tests. The first Test begins at Headingley on August 19.