Babar Azam is not a quick learner, he lacked aggression as a captain: Junaid Khan
Former Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan said that Babar Azam was not a “quick learner” and despite leading the team in all three formats for four years, there was no sign of improvement in his captaincy.
“Babar had not improved as a captain. If you see Saifi bhai (Sarfaraz Khan), he kept improving day by day. We won the Champions Trophy under his leadership, become World No 1 in the T20Is,” Junaid said on Nadir Shah’s podcast.
“People say we become ODI No 1 team under Babar Azam’s captaincy. But we became No 1 by playing against weak teams. Babar is not a quick learner. He is a world class batter but his captaincy was not up to the mark,” he said.
The left-arm pacer backed Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi, who had been appointed as the captain on Test and T20Is, respectively.
“Shaheen...