<p>Babar Azam wants to take a leaf out of Imran Khan's aggressive captaincy and besides cricket, he is also brushing up his English to become a "complete leader" like the World Cup-winning all-rounder.</p>.<p>Last week, the star batsman took over the reins of Pakistan's white-ball cricket after being appointed as the ODI skipper.</p>.<p>Azam, who was one of the world's leading batsmen across formats last year and already the T20 skipper, replaced wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed as the ODI captain for the 2020-21 season.</p>.<p>"Imran Khan was a very aggressive captain and I want to be like him. It is not an easy job captaining the Pakistan team but I am learning from my seniors and I have also had captaincy experience since my under-19 days," Azam said.</p>.<p>He said that to be a complete captain one must be able to interact comfortably with the media and express oneself properly in front of an audience.</p>.<p>"These days I am also taking English classes besides focussing on my batting," he said on Monday.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old Babar said he was not satisfied with Pakistan's current standing in international cricket.</p>.<p>"I am not happy with where we stand and I want to see this team go up in the rankings."</p>.<p>Babar said captaincy would be a challenge for him but it would not affect his batting.</p>.<p>"It is an honour to lead one's national team so it is not a burden for me at all. In fact, after becoming captain, I have to lead by example and be more responsible in my batting."</p>.<p>Babar hoped the T20 World Cup is held this year in Australia as he wanted to lead his team in the ICC event.</p>.<p>"It would be a disappointment if the event was not held or rescheduled because I am looking forward to playing in the World Cup and doing well in it," he said.</p>.<p>About plans for Pakistan to fly to England in July to play three Tests and three T20 internationals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Babar said a lot of hard work and planning would be required to make the players feel comfortable and safe.</p>.<p>"Touring England won't be easy. Health and safety of players is of great importance and the tour will only be possible when proper arrangements are in place," he said.</p>.<p>"Both England and Pakistan team fans, along with the cricketers, are missing cricket because of the pandemic."</p>.<p>"We will still try to perform to the best of our ability despite no support from the fans in the stadium," he added.</p>
<p>Babar Azam wants to take a leaf out of Imran Khan's aggressive captaincy and besides cricket, he is also brushing up his English to become a "complete leader" like the World Cup-winning all-rounder.</p>.<p>Last week, the star batsman took over the reins of Pakistan's white-ball cricket after being appointed as the ODI skipper.</p>.<p>Azam, who was one of the world's leading batsmen across formats last year and already the T20 skipper, replaced wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed as the ODI captain for the 2020-21 season.</p>.<p>"Imran Khan was a very aggressive captain and I want to be like him. It is not an easy job captaining the Pakistan team but I am learning from my seniors and I have also had captaincy experience since my under-19 days," Azam said.</p>.<p>He said that to be a complete captain one must be able to interact comfortably with the media and express oneself properly in front of an audience.</p>.<p>"These days I am also taking English classes besides focussing on my batting," he said on Monday.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old Babar said he was not satisfied with Pakistan's current standing in international cricket.</p>.<p>"I am not happy with where we stand and I want to see this team go up in the rankings."</p>.<p>Babar said captaincy would be a challenge for him but it would not affect his batting.</p>.<p>"It is an honour to lead one's national team so it is not a burden for me at all. In fact, after becoming captain, I have to lead by example and be more responsible in my batting."</p>.<p>Babar hoped the T20 World Cup is held this year in Australia as he wanted to lead his team in the ICC event.</p>.<p>"It would be a disappointment if the event was not held or rescheduled because I am looking forward to playing in the World Cup and doing well in it," he said.</p>.<p>About plans for Pakistan to fly to England in July to play three Tests and three T20 internationals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Babar said a lot of hard work and planning would be required to make the players feel comfortable and safe.</p>.<p>"Touring England won't be easy. Health and safety of players is of great importance and the tour will only be possible when proper arrangements are in place," he said.</p>.<p>"Both England and Pakistan team fans, along with the cricketers, are missing cricket because of the pandemic."</p>.<p>"We will still try to perform to the best of our ability despite no support from the fans in the stadium," he added.</p>