Shahid Afridi has hit out at Babar Azam for accepting the position of captaincy.© AFP
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has strongly criticised Babar Azam for accepting the captaincy position after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sacked Shaheen Afridi after only one sequence. Babar, who relinquished the captaincy after the ODI World Cup final 12 months, was reappointed because the captain for the T20 World Cup. Shaheen misplaced the captaincy after India misplaced the sequence 4-1 towards New Zealand. This turned out to be Shaheen's first and final sequence as captain. Babar led the crew within the house sequence towards New Zealand and the away sequence towards England earlier than the T20 World Cup.
Babar's captaincy has been dealing with criticism after Pakistan didn’t make it out of the T20 World Cup. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has reignited the Babar-Shaheen captaincy debate.
Afridi stated that Babar ought to have supported Shaheen and rejected the PCB's provide to captain the crew within the World Cup. He stated that if he had performed so, the star batsman might have gotten respect.
“If Shaheen's captaincy had been determined and also you [PCB] He stated that he’ll stay the captain so long as [T20] World Cup, then I believe Babar [Azam] Ought to have supported Shaheen there and stated 'No, when you made her [Shaheen] Afridi stated on his YouTube channel, “If Babar was the captain, we might have been able to play underneath his captaincy, as a result of Shaheen has been taking part in with me for a very long time. If he was made the captain and the choice committee has made him the captain, then sure I’ll help him and play underneath his captaincy. Babar ought to have taken this stance. Babar's respect would have elevated lots, as a result of he has set an instance by taking a outstanding resolution.”
Afridi additionally recalled how some selectors had questioned his captaincy talents after the 2023 ODI World Cup and labelled Babar a “pathetic” captain.
He added, “However it isn’t totally Babar's fault as a few of the blame additionally lies with the choice committee as a few of the selectors have stated on file that Babar is a pathetic captain and he doesn't know captain.”
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