File picture of Babar Azam.© AFP
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar joked that Babar Azam ought to be changed by former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja as captain. Talking on Star Sports activities, Manjrekar made this humorous suggestion in a dialogue about Pakistan's future, after Pakistan's exit within the group stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Babar Azam's efficiency and management have come underneath fireplace, with many specialists calling for the 29-year-old to be faraway from captaincy. Manjrekar added to it with a twist of his personal.
Manjrekar joked, “, when they’re in bother, they at all times go to Rameez Raja to rescue them. Possibly he turns into the CEO of the workforce, who is aware of? Rameez Raja will be made the captain instead of Babar Azam. He nonetheless appears to be like match.”
This enjoyable suggestion by Manjrekar comes from the truth that Ramiz Raja was elected because the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) between September 2021 and December 2022. Throughout his tenure as chairman, Pakistan reached the semi-finals of the 2021 T20 World Cup and the ultimate of the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Winner of the 1992 Cricket World Cup with Pakistan, Ramiz Raja is now a revered commentator, and is a part of the ICC's official commentary panel for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar expressed his views on Pakistan's unpredictability.
“You may by no means inform what will occur (with Pakistan),” Gavaskar mentioned. “Babar was the captain within the ODI World Cup six months in the past, after which he was eliminated. Shaheen Shah Afridi got here in for about two or three months, however his tour of New Zealand was not good, and Babar got here again once more.”
The narrative surrounding Pakistan's present squad and Babar's captaincy is unlikely to alter within the weeks following the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Pakistan had been knocked out within the group stage of the event after struggling a shock defeat to co-hosts USA after which a loss to arch-rivals India.
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