Wasim Akram, Pakistan’s all-time great all-rounder of the game, valiantly advises Babar Azam after the T20 World Cup match loss to Zimbabwe. Wasim Azam questions Babar Azam’s captaincy after the team’s crushing defeat to Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup.
On the analysis of the middle order batting failure in this event,I would have brought Shoaib Malik to Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad.
Wasim Akram
After losing to Zimbabwe in Group 2 of the 2022 T20 World Cup, Pakistan was almost certain to be left out of the competition. It was Pakistan’s second straight defeat in the tournament, having previously lost to India in the opening match of the campaign. Pakistan’s performance has enraged the current captain Wasim Akram, a former legendary cricketer.
Babar Azam & Boys could go on to the next round, the knockout, but due to the limited range of permutations and combinations. There are still many contributing factors to the team’s poor performance in Australia, but Babar’s captaincy skill has consistently been cited as the reason.
There were no shots in the opener in either game. Babar hasn’t been performing well earlier but wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan has been in good contact and is on the way he could be one of the reasons Pakistan won a try-series in New Zealand ahead of the T20 World Cup. There was, but it failed again this time. As a result, the pressure was at an intermediate level, which had long been an issue in Pakistan’s line-up.
Shoaib Malik: Right choice for Pakistan’s middle order
“We have known the Middle Order to be weak this past year of him. This man, Shoaib Malik, is sitting here. My goal as captain is to win the World Cup. For that reason, if I make a donkey a father, I will do so because the world title is my number one goal. If you want Shoaib Malik in the middle, tell the head of selectors you want this guy. Otherwise, you will not be the captain of the team. But we don’t have anyone like that,’ Akram told A-Sport.
Pakistan advanced to the semi-finals before being knocked out. Recently captained Pakistan advanced to the 2022 Asian Cup final but did not perform well, losing to Dasun Shanaka’s Sri Lanka. Akram was highly critical of Babar Azam’s qualifications as captain, stating, “These are not Mohalla’s team. The players are decent, but they would have put Malik in the middle from the start.This is Australia, not Sharjah or Pakistan Dead Gates,” Akram argued.
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