Shoaib Malik on what he would do in Babar Azam’s place: Would have promptly left captaincy
Pursuing an objective of 106 set by Ireland, Pakistan were 62/6 at one phase before captain Babar Azam, who has procured a lot of analysis for his sluggish methodology, directed them home with a 34-ball 32-run innings.
akistan cricket crew finished their T20 World Cup crusade with a thin three-wicket triumph over Ireland in their last Gathering A conflict in Lauderhill.
Pursuing an objective of 106 set by Ireland, Pakistan were 62/6 at one phase before captain Babar Azam, who has procured a lot of analysis for his sluggish methodology, directed them home with a 34-ball 32-run innings.
There has been noise back in Pakistan about Babar Azam holding his captaincy after this heartbreaking effort.
Previous Pakistan commander Shoaib Malik said on Sunday that if he were to imagine being in Babar Azam’s situation.
“(If I were to imagine being in Babar Azam’s position), I would have quickly left captaincy to zero in on my cricket. this has happened to me also (when he was commander of the Pakistan cricket crew). What’s more, later I was offered captaincy of the public group again for a year in 2009-10. I didn’t acknowledge. I simply needed to zero in on my cricket. Babar Azam’s numbers back this. In any case, how about we keep numbers to the side. On the off chance that Babar Azam can be better and can play for Pakistan, then without a doubt (he ought to zero in on cricket). A commander is somebody who can make players for the group,” Shoaib Malik said as a visitor on a show called The Flick on Ten Games.
Babar Azam’s captaincy record and numbers
Shoaib Malik additionally called attention to that Babar Azam has captained Pakistan in 147 matches. He said under Babar Azam’s captaincy Pakistan played in six ICC competitions, including ODI World Cups, three T20 World Cups and two Asia Cups, however had neglected to win any one. He additionally said that Babar Azam has “never refreshed himself” in any game as skipper of Pakistan.
“So there isn’t anything that backs the thought that he ought to remain on as skipper,” said Shoaib Malik.
In T20Is, as commander of the Pakistan public group, Babar Azam has played 77 innings where he has scored 2610 runs at a normal of 37.28 and at a strike pace of 129.98. Be that as it may, in the 38 matches he has played for Pakistan without having the obligation of captaincy weighing weighty on his shoulders, his typical ascents to 48.48.
