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‘Hamare time par captain ke upar churi feri jati thi’: Shahid Afridi asks for Babar Azam’s removal as Pakistan captain | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: On the sidelines of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), Shahid Afridi, plying his trade for Pakistan Champions, has called for the removal of Babar Azam as Pakistan's captain. This comes after Pakistan's disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup, where they were eliminated early following losses to the USA and India, respectively.Afridi pointed out that Babar has been given ample opportunities as captain, having led the team in multiple World Cups, Asia Cups, and T20 World Cups."As far as Babar's captaincy is concerned. I have also captained, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, all have captained. No other captain has been given such an open chance. As soon as the World Cup ends, the captain is blamed. He has had 2-3 World Cups, 2-3 Asia Cups, T20 World Cup, he has had enou...

Babar Azam’s future in Pakistan team: Sehwag says if batter wants to play another World Cup, he’ll need to be better

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag roasted the Pakistan cricket team after their ouster from the ongoing T20 World Cup where they could only manage to score four points from four matches. After losing their opening match to USA in a super over, the Pakistan team was scrambling to make the cut as only two teams from the five-team group were to make it through to the Super 8 stage. But Pakistan then fumbled their chase against India, in what should have been an achievable target. Pakistan’s fate was sealed when rain prevented USA and Ireland game from happening. Even in their final match, while chasing a target of 106 set by Ireland, Pakistan found themselves staring at defeat. They were at 62/6 at one stage before skipper Babar Azam guided them home with a 34-ball 32-run innings E...

T20 World Cup: Why Ricky Ponting prefers Babar Azam over Shaheen Afridi as Pakistan captain | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The great Ricky Ponting of Australia feels that with Babar Azam leading the team, Pakistan appears much more entrenched.Babar captained Pakistan in the shortest version of the game for a short while before being reappointed earlier this year, replacing famed pacer Shaheen Afridi.And Ponting believes that with Babar leading the team, Pakistan's chances of duplicating their one title victory from 2009 and improving upon their runner-up result from the most recent T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022 are far greater."Captaincy just sits well with some people and it doesn't sit well with others. We've seen it through the years that some of the best players that have ever played the game have not necessarily made the best captains and the thing that makes some of the very best playe...