<p>Pakistan's bowling coach Waqar Younis on Sunday termed the ouster of top batsman and captain, Babar Azam, from the upcoming T20 series in New Zealand a big blow to the touring side.</p>.<p>Waqar admitted that Babar's absence will have an impact on Pakistan's chances of winning the three-match series.</p>.<p>"There is no doubt that Babar is one of the best players in the world now in any format. So it is a major setback for us. Other teams are scared of him," Waqar said from New Zealand during a media interaction with Pakistani journalists.</p>.<p>"It is unfortunate that it (injury) happened at the wrong time, just at the stroke of the series starting."</p>.<p>Azam sustained the injury on his right thumb at Queenstown during Pakistan team's practice session.</p>.<p>Waqar, however, insisted that such things were part and parcel of the sport and it is now an opportunity for others to step up and make use of the opportunities.</p>.<p>Waqar said that with Babar not available, the management will have to shuffle the batting order and revisit the combinations.</p>.<p>He also admitted that the players are slowly getting back to normal cricket after their long quarantine period in Christchurch.</p>.<p>He said the quarantine had hampered the team's preparations.</p>.<p>"I know the circumstances are not normal for us due to Covid-19 and teams are facing problems on tours. But we all have got to deal with this and it is our job to get the best out of players," he said. </p>
<p>Pakistan's bowling coach Waqar Younis on Sunday termed the ouster of top batsman and captain, Babar Azam, from the upcoming T20 series in New Zealand a big blow to the touring side.</p>.<p>Waqar admitted that Babar's absence will have an impact on Pakistan's chances of winning the three-match series.</p>.<p>"There is no doubt that Babar is one of the best players in the world now in any format. So it is a major setback for us. Other teams are scared of him," Waqar said from New Zealand during a media interaction with Pakistani journalists.</p>.<p>"It is unfortunate that it (injury) happened at the wrong time, just at the stroke of the series starting."</p>.<p>Azam sustained the injury on his right thumb at Queenstown during Pakistan team's practice session.</p>.<p>Waqar, however, insisted that such things were part and parcel of the sport and it is now an opportunity for others to step up and make use of the opportunities.</p>.<p>Waqar said that with Babar not available, the management will have to shuffle the batting order and revisit the combinations.</p>.<p>He also admitted that the players are slowly getting back to normal cricket after their long quarantine period in Christchurch.</p>.<p>He said the quarantine had hampered the team's preparations.</p>.<p>"I know the circumstances are not normal for us due to Covid-19 and teams are facing problems on tours. But we all have got to deal with this and it is our job to get the best out of players," he said. </p>