Former cricketer Shahid Afridi stated Monday that the Inexperienced Shirts’ skipper Babar Azam did not ship and show himself as a frontrunner and captain ever since being handed the extremely necessary duty.
The Babar-led aspect, ranked fifth on the factors desk, crashed out of the World Cup 2023 after shedding 5 of their 9 matches within the event showcasing a fairly underwhelming efficiency in all three departments.
“As a lot of a star Babar is as a person participant, it was my want that he additionally makes his manner within the record of the highest [cricketing] captains,” Afridi stated throughout an occasion in Karachi.
Flanked by a number of ex-cricketers together with Misbah Ul Haq, Younis Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmanl, Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul, Afridi stated that the 29-year-old batter did not ship as a captain because it was anticipated of him.
“We believed that in his three to 4 years [of captaincy] Babar would have groomed and would’ve proved himself as a captain and a frontrunner. However this did not occur, we [have] seen a number of errors [from him],” the previous allrounder stated highlighting that the highest batter’s position as skipper was by no means threatened throughout this time.
“A frontrunner must be steadfast and should know easy methods to lead the crew […] a frontrunner does not have one or two [favourite] gamers” he added. whereas stressing {that a} chief should guarantee consensus amongst his teammates.
“Younis Khan did not make unilateral selections [during his captaincy], he used to take all of us in confidence and search recommendation [regarding his decisions],” Afridi stated whereas stressing {that a} chief should guarantee consensus amongst his teammates.
“A frontrunner ought to have such qualities,” he concluded.
Babar, the right-hand batter, has been beneath scrutiny for Pakistan’s disappointing World Cup run and early elimination from the mega-event.
In the meantime, the crew has returned to the nation in teams, as one other batch of gamers — together with Agha Salman, Imam-ul-Haq and Shaheen Shah Afridi — already arrived in Lahore from Kolkata by way of Dubai, whereas some headed straight to their hometowns.
Babar ought to lead Inexperienced Shirts in Australia tour
Expressing his views on who ought to lead the nationwide aspect within the upcoming tour to Australia, Afridi stated that Babar must be stored as captain for the extremely anticipated tour scheduled to start on December 14.
The ex-skipper was of the view that one has to know easy methods to deal with stress in main occasions and one can not win in gentle of so many cricketing errors.
Afridi’s remarks come because the 29-year-old has been searching for steering on his future, consulting with former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja and folks near him, sources reported.
Babar’s shut aides are advising him to step down from management in all three codecs together with his internal circle suggesting him to step down from captaincy roles in each purple and white-ball cricket.
Earlier within the day, Morne Morkel stepped down because the Pakistan cricket crew’s bowling coach — changing into the primary casualty of the nationwide aspect’s elimination from the mega occasion.
The previous South African quick bowler — who had signed a six-month contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
In the meantime, sources say that former cricketer Umar Gul, who has already served because the crew’s bowling coach up to now, is predicted to tackle the position as soon as once more.
“I’ve represented Pakistan earlier than and can do it once more if I get the prospect,” Gul stated whereas highlighting that the board has not but contacted him for the put up.