Babar Azam’s Brand New Bat Sold Out Immediately
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The newly launched BA56 bat by CA Sports for Pakistani batting maestro Babar Azam has sold out completely within hours of its release. Babar Azam is set to debut his new CA Sports kit during the second Test against South Africa.
Babar has officially partnered with CA Sports after ending his long-standing association with the English cricket brand Gray-Nicolls.
CA Sports, a household name in Pakistan’s cricketing circles, is known for its high-quality cricket gear and has supplied equipment to numerous professional cricketers worldwide.
The partnership is being hailed as a mutually beneficial alliance, with Babar’s global stature expected to further elevate CA Sports’ brand recognition on the international stage.
Babar’s decision to part ways with Gray-Nicolls marks the end of an era. The English brand had been a constant in his career for the past three years, during which he achieved several milestones, including becoming the fastest player to 5,000 ODI runs and leading Pakistan to the T20 World Cup final in 2022.
His performances with Gray-Nicolls bats not only enhanced his legacy but also bolstered the brand’s reputation in the cricketing world.
While the exact reasons for the switch remain unclear, some speculate that his recent struggles with the bat may have played a role, as sports stars are often known to make changes in their gear to break out of slumps or seek a psychological edge.
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2025/01/02/babar-azam-brand-new-ca-bat-sold-out/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
