NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin just lately expressed concern concerning the present state of Pakistan cricket, which is dealing with management instability and poor efficiency.
Following Pakistan’s exit from the 2023 World Cup, Babar Azam resigned as captain, inflicting a collection of management modifications. Shaheen Afridi briefly took over the T20I captaincy earlier than Babar was reinstated, solely to step down once more.
In a viral video on social media, Ashwin described the state of affairs as just like a recreation of ‘musical chairs.’ He believes the frequent captaincy modifications are affecting the group’s morale and cohesion.”I’m talking the reality once I say that the present state of Pakistan cricket and the section they’re going by way of makes me really feel a little bit sorry,” Ashwin mentioned.
He identified that regardless of having many expert gamers, Pakistan’s instability is inflicting gamers to focus extra on particular person efficiency fairly than the group’s success. He added, “Each cricketer will likely be so unstable contained in the dressing room that he’ll begin fascinated about himself and can suppose much less concerning the group.”
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Ashwin additionally famous Pakistan’s poor current file, significantly in Take a look at cricket, with the group not successful a house Take a look at match in practically three years. “Within the 2023 World Cup, they misplaced, after which Babar resigned. Then Afridi was made captain, however Babar was reinstated for restricted overs, and Shan Masood was made the Take a look at captain. And take a look at the state of affairs now – Pakistan hasn’t received a Take a look at match at house for greater than 3 years,” he acknowledged.
Ashwin’s remarks replicate a broader concern amongst cricket specialists about Pakistan’s ongoing management points and lack of stability, which appear to be affecting their worldwide efficiency.
