The performance of Pakistan cricket team in the ODI World Cup was quite disappointing. At the beginning of the World Cup, many people were considering this team as a contender for the semi-finals, but this team could not perform as per the expectations and has returned home after performing poorly. During this period, Pakistan team captain Babar Azam was heavily criticized. Now these criticisms have become more vocal. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi strongly criticized Babar on the stage and said that Babar has been captaining the team for four years but the situation has not improved yet.
Afghanistan also defeated Pakistan in the ODI World Cup. This team could win only four out of nine matches while it had to face defeat in five matches. This team stood fifth with eight points. Pakistan players have now reached their homes.
continue to fail
Shahid Afridi, father-in-law of Pakistan team’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, said that Babar is a great player. He said that he wanted Babar to get his name written in the list of top captains but he could not do so. Afridi said that Babar has been the captain of the team for three-four years and during this period his captaincy has never been at stake. He said that everyone supported Babar but even within three-four years he has failed to prove himself as a better captain. Afridi said that a leader takes the other players along with him but Babar could not do this and this deficiency in his captaincy was clearly visible.
Shahid Afridi says Babar Azam was given 4 years to prove himself as captain, but he failed to do so. He also says Babar lacks qualities of leaders like Younis Khan who knew how to utilize other players in the team
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— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 13, 2023
Captaincy may go away
Pakistan team is under target after poor performance in the World Cup. According to media reports of Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board will meet team captain Babar Azam next week. After this poor performance, the sword is hanging over Babar’s captaincy and he may also lose his captaincy. Babar also failed to contribute as a batsman in this World Cup. In this World Cup, he played four half-century innings but could not lead his team to victory in even one.
