Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi feels that captain Babar Azam does not come with seniors within the making plans and technique.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 13, 2022 19:27 IST
Babar Azam now not taking recommendation from seniors: Shahid Afridi slams Pakistan captain (AP Photograph)
By way of India As of late Internet Table: Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has slammed Babar Azam’s captaincy, announcing that the Pakistan skipper isn’t taking recommendation from senior avid gamers in strategizing and making plans.
Afridi additionally blamed Pakistan batting trainer Mohammad Yousuf for now not taking a proactive function in variety issues, as Pakistan misplaced the Check collection to Ben Stokes’ England. England took a 2-0 lead within the three-Check collection on Monday, defeating Pakistan by way of 26 runs in Multan.
“As a captain, I at all times felt one needed to be a just right chief and that was once conceivable by way of uniting the entire avid gamers. It implies that you will have to speak about your plans with seniors. Whilst you get started taking recommendation from outsiders and now not contain seniors, problems come (up),” Afridi stated on a TV channel.
Trainer Yousuf stated he had “no function in variety issues” when he was once requested about vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan’s inconsistent shape thus far within the collection all the way through the post-match convention.
“I believe it was once now not a perfect resolution from Yousuf and I think Rizwan must be given a spoil and rested and Pakistan will have to herald Sarfaraz Ahmed in his position for Check suits,” stated Afridi.
The previous skipper, alternatively, demanded complete backing for Babar, the crew’s most sensible batter.
“If we do not again and worth him, who will price him? Each participant has a nasty event right here and there. However Babar stays the spine of this crew and he were given a century (within the first Check) and 75 in the second one Check,” he stated.
Afridi added he want to see Sarfaraz and batter Shan Masood get alternatives within the 3rd and ultimate Check at Karachi. Each avid gamers are within the squad for the collection.
“As an alternative of speaking about the place we’re going improper, he’s now speaking a couple of comfort win. What kind of a trainer is Saqlain?” former Check batter and ex-chief selector and head trainer Mohsin Khan stated.
Skipper Babar additionally confronted the warmth all the way through the post-match convention, being requested uncomfortable questions on his efficiency in Multan, the place he failed in the second one innings, scoring only one run.
In accordance with a query, Azam stated satirically, “Once I ranking runs you are saying I were given them on flat pitches and simple opposition and once I do not get runs, everybody says I will’t carry out in tricky scenarios. Please don’t put out of your mind the 196 runs I were given towards Australia.”
Babar had no reason behind back-to-back losses in Rawalpindi and Multan on pitches that had been just right for batting.
England received the primary Check by way of 74 runs in Pindi regardless of the Global Cricket Council (ICC) event referee giving it a below-average score for offering bowlers with little or no help all through the five-day contest.
Babar stated Pakistan had publish a courageous battle in each video games.
“I assumed we publish a just right battle in the second one innings (of the second one Check). Saud (Shakeel) and (Mohammad) Nawaz performed really well or even Imam (ul-Haq) got here again from a health facility to get runs however we want to nonetheless up our efficiency to overcome this England aspect,” he stated.
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Dec 13, 2022