Former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed has slammed captain Babar Azam and vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan for his or her timid manner whilst opening the batting.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan don’t seem to be going to win you tournaments: Aaqib Javed (Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTSBabar and Rizwan don’t seem to be going to win you tournaments: Aaqib JavedFakhar Zaman will have to open for Pakistan, no longer bat at No.3: Aaqib JavedRizwan and Babar are these days ranked one and two in ICC T20I ratings
Former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed has puzzled Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s manner as openers, announcing that those two don’t seem to be going to assist Pakistan win tournaments.
Rizwan and Babar are these days ranked one and two within the ICC ratings for T20I batters and feature been scoring the majority of the group’s runs. Then again, their strike charge has been underneath the scanner as Javed additionally claimed that the highest order’s wait-and-watch manner places the group underneath power within the run-chase.
Pakistan did not get off to the most efficient of begins within the Asia Cup ultimate towards Sri Lanka as they misplaced Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman in fast succession. Rizwan and Ifthikar Ahmed steadied the innings however their manner did not please the lovers and critics as the specified run charge stored on mountain climbing. This was once noticed by way of many as a explanation why in the back of Pakistan’s loss within the ultimate.
“Those two openers don’t seem to be going to win you tournaments. Take the 2 openers [Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan], No.1 and No.2 gamers on this planet. However one of these participant will have to know what to do. The vice-captain [Rizwan] performs for 15 overs begins taking part in when the asking charge is 8 and leaves after taking it to 17! [in the Asia Cup final that Pakistan lost to Sri Lanka],” Aaqib Javed was once quoted by way of Indian Categorical as announcing to newshounds.
Aaqib Javed additionally instructed that Pakistan want to advertise Fakhar Zaman on the best of the order to make use of his attainable.
“By way of making Fakhar Zaman bat at No.3, beda-gark kar rahen hai (they’re destroying him). Fakhar will have to open with this kind of two (Babar and Rizwan).”
Javed additionally blasted Pakistan selectors and group control for taking part in Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, and Khushdil Shah whilst suggesting possible choices for them.
“Shan Masood will have to bat at No.3. Let Rizwan bat at No. 4 in order that as soon as the sphere is spread out, he can rotate the strike. Then you definately usher in Tayyab Tahir or Agha Salman. And as for Khushdil, Asif and Iftikhar, you’ll be able to nonetheless play one among them at No.7 when there is not any different possibility in all of the nation Those 3 aren’t excellent.
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