Pakistan introduced the 15-man squad on Thursday for the T20 World Cup, which can start in October. The Pakistan Cricket Board made minor modifications to the Asia Cup squad. Babar Azam would be the workforce, and Shadab Khan might be his deputy.
Former quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar was disenchanted with the workforce choice, saying they failed to handle the middle-order points uncovered within the lately concluded Asia Cup 2022.
‘Don’t Assume He Is Reduce Out For The Job’- Shoaib Akhtar
Aside from the middle-order considerations, the ‘Rawalpindi Categorical’ additionally questioned Babar Azam’s batting and captaincy after the Asia Cup failure. Regardless of reaching the semi-finals of final 12 months’s T20 World Cup and the ultimate of the Asia Cup 2022 led by Babar, his captaincy in vital matches has come beneath scrutiny.
“I don’t assume the captain is reduce out for the job on this format. He’s searching for traditional drives to rediscover his contact as an alternative of attempting to play near the physique. He simply desires to look traditional. What sort of technique is that this to search out type?” Akhtar questioned.
“Babar made one mistake. He ought to have had Nawaz bowl the thirteenth or 14th over. It was too late. You may’t have a spinner in T20s bowling within the final 3 to 4 overs, particularly in opposition to the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya,” Akram had stated on Star Sports activities.
Babar Azam, who has been in prime type throughout all three codecs lately, had a disastrous Asia Cup marketing campaign within the UAE, scoring solely 68 runs in six innings at a strike price of 107.93, together with a duck in opposition to Afghanistan. Because of his poor efficiency, he misplaced the highest spot within the T20I rankings to his teammate and opening associate Mohammad Rizwan.
Within the lately concluded Asia Cup, the Pakistan workforce reached the ultimate after defeating India and Afghanistan. However within the closing match in opposition to Sri Lanka, the Males in Inexperienced struggled with the bat and did not chase the goal. Aside from opener Rizwan, no different batsman was capable of rating.
The Pakistan skipper might be hoping to regain his type and hone his captaincy expertise because the Babar-led workforce host England in seven Twenty20 internationals beginning on Tuesday, September 20. The primary focus might be on Pakistan’s center order.
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