Former cricket players have taken offense at Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, demanding that he resign from his position as team captain following the nation’s 2023 ODI World Cup exit. Pakistan finished sixth on the points table in the highly anticipated competition, having only managed to win four games. They had a strong start with two straight victories, but then they dropped four straight, which complicated matters.
In spite of all the harsh criticism, Kapil Dev, a former India captain, has defended Babar Azam by pointing out that he played a key role in Pakistan’s recent ascent to the top of the ODI cricket rankings. He also said that the selectors should keep an eye on his performance in crucial circumstances before making a final decision, rather than relying only on his present performance.
You’re going to claim today that Babar Azam isn’t working up to par because of the circumstances as they stand.
However, it was this same captain that elevated Pakistan to the top six months ago. When someone scores zero, 99 percent of people will tell you to dump him and support a regular player who scores a century, saying he’s the next big thing,” My Khel cited Kapil as saying.
Thus, avoid going to the current shows. Instead of focusing on one or two poor performances, a player should be evaluated on how they have approached the game and how they perform under pressure.
Babar, though, is reportedly about to lose his job as Pakistan’s captain in the next few days. Right now, the favorites to succeed him are Shaheen Shah Afridi and Muhammad Rizwan.
In the Pakistan Super League, Shaheen has an exceptional track record as captain, while Rizwan has also performed admirably. Babar’s dismissal from all three game types or just the one-day internationals must be monitored in the meantime.
Next, the team will embark on a three-match Test series in Australia before flying to New Zealand to play a five-match Twenty20 international series. Thus, throughout the course of the next few days, much more will become clear.
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