{"id":4065,"date":"2025-06-25T10:16:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=4065"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:44:51","slug":"finch-excited-as-babar-rizwan-shaheen-set-for-bbl-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/25\/finch-excited-as-babar-rizwan-shaheen-set-for-bbl-debut","title":{"rendered":"Finch Excited as Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen Set for BBL Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"719\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: Former Australian captain Aaron Finch has expressed excitement over the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season, where Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi will make their debut.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"719\">BBL 15 will mark the first time the trio participates in Australia\u2019s top domestic T20 league.<br data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"604\" \/>Finch, a longtime BBL player, believes their presence will boost the tournament\u2019s standard and global viewership.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"1024\"><strong data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"756\">Praise for Pakistan\u2019s Star Trio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"1024\">Speaking to media, Finch praised Shaheen Afridi\u2019s impact as a bowler and captain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"1024\">He highlighted Shaheen\u2019s success in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and his evolution into a complete leader.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"1024\">\u201cGreat to have him. He\u2019s well-rounded and experienced,\u201d Finch said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1250\">The former captain also lauded Babar Azam\u2019s graceful technique.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1250\">\u201cProbably the most beautiful batsman you\u2019ll ever watch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1250\">Finch described Rizwan as a \u201cpocket rocket\u201d and a dynamic force at the top of the order.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1567\"><strong data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1287\">BBL 15 Set for Global Spotlight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1567\">Rizwan and Shaheen were selected within the top four picks of the BBL 15 overseas draft.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1567\">Babar had already been signed by Sydney Sixers before the draft began.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1567\">This marks a rare opportunity as all three players will be available due to a gap in international commitments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1857\">Finch emphasized that BBL\u2019s local players will benefit by competing against the world\u2019s best.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1857\">He believes the inclusion of Pakistani talent will help the league regain its early momentum.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1857\">With BBL 15 approaching, fans in Australia and Pakistan are eagerly awaiting the trio\u2019s debut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Former Australian captain Aaron Finch has expressed excitement over the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) season, where Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi will make their debut. BBL 15 will mark the first time the trio participates in Australia\u2019s top domestic T20 league.Finch, a longtime BBL player, believes their presence will boost &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1376,32,24],"class_list":["post-4065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-bbl","tag-cricket","tag-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4067,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4065\/revisions\/4067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}