NEW DELHI: Outstanding former Pakistani cricketers, together with Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, and Abdul Razzaq, are of the opinion that captain Babar Azam ought to relinquish his management function and give attention to his particular person sport after Pakistan’s disappointing World Cup marketing campaign.
The workforce’s failure to qualify for the semifinals, with 5 defeats in 9 matches, has raised issues about Babar’s management capabilities.These cricket stalwarts consider that Babar has had enough alternatives as captain however has not been capable of ship the specified outcomes.
“I’m not towards Babar however he has to determine after taking a look at his performances as a participant and captain whether or not he can proceed to take the strain of each,” stated Malik throughout a reception in Karachi on Monday.
“I feel we want Babar extra as a participant. As a captain, he has obtained his probabilities to indicate his price. Sadly, he did not come via,” he added.
Razzaq emphasised that Babar has been within the captaincy function since late 2019, and he believes that 4 years is a major interval to evaluate somebody’s capabilities as a pacesetter.
Razzaq’s perspective suggests a essential analysis of Babar’s management tenure and the necessity for a reassessment of the captaincy function primarily based on the workforce’s efficiency throughout this timeframe.
“I’ve all the time stated this, in case you are trustworthy and honest in your choices as captain, issues will work out accordingly. Sadly, he has made some fallacious calls and that’s the reason for our poor efficiency within the World Cup,” he stated.
Akmal felt that not everybody generally is a chief and in addition the workforce’s batting mainstay.
“He has to make up his thoughts. What the Pakistan Cricket Board decides is one thing completely different. However he has to grasp that captaining the workforce and being the principle batsman will not be everybody’s cup of tea.”
“I feel we have to have separate captains for purple and white-ball codecs,” he added.
Younis Khan, the previous captain who led Pakistan to victory within the T20 World Cup in England in 2009, expressed optimism that the Pakistani workforce has the potential to enhance with some fine-tuning.
“I do not assume there’s a want for any huge modifications; just a bit fine-tuning and shuffling is required. And, sure, we have now to work on discovering one or two high quality spinners. However this isn’t a foul workforce, and its efficiency within the World Cup will not be a mirrored image of its price,” he stated.
Rashid Latif said that the blame for the workforce’s efficiency must also be attributed to the PCB chairman.
“It occurred in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Why ought to solely the captain be modified? What concerning the board chairman? Does he not have any accountability?”
“First, the PCB has to place its home so as, then take a look at the workforce points. I nonetheless say we did not play effectively within the World Cup, but when we have now two good spinners, this similar workforce will carry out in another way,” he stated.
Shahid Afridi stated a system needs to be created to groom gamers to deal with the strain of huge occasions.
“I believed our gamers did not cope effectively with the strain in some matches,” he stated, earlier than including that Babar ought to proceed as captain for the upcoming tour of Australia in December.
(With PTI inputs)
The workforce’s failure to qualify for the semifinals, with 5 defeats in 9 matches, has raised issues about Babar’s management capabilities.These cricket stalwarts consider that Babar has had enough alternatives as captain however has not been capable of ship the specified outcomes.
“I’m not towards Babar however he has to determine after taking a look at his performances as a participant and captain whether or not he can proceed to take the strain of each,” stated Malik throughout a reception in Karachi on Monday.
“I feel we want Babar extra as a participant. As a captain, he has obtained his probabilities to indicate his price. Sadly, he did not come via,” he added.
Razzaq emphasised that Babar has been within the captaincy function since late 2019, and he believes that 4 years is a major interval to evaluate somebody’s capabilities as a pacesetter.
Razzaq’s perspective suggests a essential analysis of Babar’s management tenure and the necessity for a reassessment of the captaincy function primarily based on the workforce’s efficiency throughout this timeframe.
“I’ve all the time stated this, in case you are trustworthy and honest in your choices as captain, issues will work out accordingly. Sadly, he has made some fallacious calls and that’s the reason for our poor efficiency within the World Cup,” he stated.
Akmal felt that not everybody generally is a chief and in addition the workforce’s batting mainstay.
“He has to make up his thoughts. What the Pakistan Cricket Board decides is one thing completely different. However he has to grasp that captaining the workforce and being the principle batsman will not be everybody’s cup of tea.”
“I feel we have to have separate captains for purple and white-ball codecs,” he added.
Younis Khan, the previous captain who led Pakistan to victory within the T20 World Cup in England in 2009, expressed optimism that the Pakistani workforce has the potential to enhance with some fine-tuning.
“I do not assume there’s a want for any huge modifications; just a bit fine-tuning and shuffling is required. And, sure, we have now to work on discovering one or two high quality spinners. However this isn’t a foul workforce, and its efficiency within the World Cup will not be a mirrored image of its price,” he stated.
Rashid Latif said that the blame for the workforce’s efficiency must also be attributed to the PCB chairman.
“It occurred in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Why ought to solely the captain be modified? What concerning the board chairman? Does he not have any accountability?”
“First, the PCB has to place its home so as, then take a look at the workforce points. I nonetheless say we did not play effectively within the World Cup, but when we have now two good spinners, this similar workforce will carry out in another way,” he stated.
Shahid Afridi stated a system needs to be created to groom gamers to deal with the strain of huge occasions.
“I believed our gamers did not cope effectively with the strain in some matches,” he stated, earlier than including that Babar ought to proceed as captain for the upcoming tour of Australia in December.
(With PTI inputs)
