Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “Ever since Babar became captain, we have been losing to mediocre teams”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has taken a shot at Babar Azam, saying the men in green have been losing to mediocre teams ever since he became captain.
His comments come after Pakistan lost to the United States of America in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Prior to that, they also lost a T20I against Ireland in May 2024.
With the team’s performances having been far below expectations, Shehzad feels that Azam must be held responsible as he is in charge of the side.
“Jab se Babar Azam captain hain, hum bohot mediocre, sorry for using this word, teams se haar rahe hain (ever since Babar became captain, we have been losing to mediocre teams),” he was quoted as saying by NDTV.
In the T20 World Cup, Azam was Pakistan’s highest run-scorer with 122 runs in four matches at an average of 40.66 and a strike-rate of 101.66.
The men in green lost to the United States of America and India before bouncing back to beat Canada and Ireland.
However, those two wins weren’t enough to get them into the Super Eights and they were ultimately eliminated in the group stage of the competition.
Pakistan Squad for 2024 T20 World Cup:Â Babar Azam (capt), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
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