'Babar Azam is nothing': Former Pakistan captain's brutal verdict after poor T20 World Cup show

Pakistan person sealed their spot successful the Super 8 signifier of the T20 World Cup aft a comfy triumph implicit Namibia, becoming the last squad to qualify. However, the triumph did small to soundlessness the increasing statement astir erstwhile skipper Babar Azam, whose thin tally with the bat has erstwhile again travel nether scrutiny.Babar has managed conscionable 66 runs successful 3 matches and has struggled to marque an impact. During the Namibia game, contention surfaced erstwhile helium did not travel retired to bat contempt being padded up for a agelong period. It besides appeared that skipper Salman Ali Agha was not wholly pleased with the call.

Former Pakistan batter and selector Mohammad Yousuf has present openly criticised Babar, revealing that helium had earlier recommended resting the batter during his tenure arsenic selector.“I’ve been saying this for 2-3 years that Babar’s method has gone for a toss. I’ve been proceeding that helium is out-of-form, but helium is not. A subordinate tin lone beryllium out-of-form for 2 to 3 bid and helium has not scored runs for the past two-three years. The infinitesimal I suggested resting Babar, everyone abruptly turned against me. I had to resign due to the fact that of this. He was yet dropped a mates of bid later,” Yousuf said connected the ‘How Does It Work?’ podcast.

He further questioned the accent placed connected mentality implicit skill. “The churan of mindset is being sold precise wrongly. Until you don’t person the skill, the caput can’t bash anything. If you don’t person the skill, what volition the caput do?” helium added.Yousuf besides compared Babar to legends of a erstwhile era, placing them connected a antithetic pedestal. “Inzy Bhai and Saeed Bhai’s level can’t beryllium matched. They can’t beryllium matched. They were precise large players.

Zaheer Abbas…. These 4 players were of antithetic categories and levels. Babar is thing successful beforehand of them.”Despite the noise, Pakistan present displacement absorption to the Super 8 stage, wherever they person been placed successful Group 2 alongside England cricket team, New Zealand cricket squad and Sri Lanka cricket team.

Pakistan Super 8 Fixtures

Pakistan volition statesman their Super 8 run against New Zealand connected 21 February successful Colombo, followed by important clashes against England and Sri Lanka successful Pallekele.