Babar Azam has so far failed to live up to his lofty standards of the World Cup. In the five matches Pakistan has played in the showpiece event, the right-hand batter has only scored two fifties, which were not at his fluent best either. Worst, Babar’s captaincy is also under fire, and the experts are asking him to step down from the leadership role. However, former Pakistan cricketer Aamir Jamal has come out in support of Babar and has asked the skipper to be left alone.
Jamal took to Instagram and compared Babar’s dip in form to Kohli. Jamal said, “Kohli was out of form till 4 years, and nobody pointed fingers, but Babar Azam is out of form, and people are criticizing him.”
For the unversed, when Kohli was not amongst the runs, Pakistani skipper Azam came out in support of him and famously said, “This shall too pass.” Kohli turned things around in style and has now scored seven hundreds across formats in the past year. In this year’s World Cup also, Kohli is the second-highest run-scorer, amassing 354 runs in five games so far.
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Babar Azam under the scanner as the Pakistan skipper set to lose the captaincy
Meanwhile, in another development, reports are circulating that Babar is set to lose captaincy. Things are not looking great for the Men in Green as they have lost three matches on the bounce. The loss against Afghanistan was the last nail in the coffin. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan’s name are doing the rounds for captaincy.
Pakistan are currently placed fifth on the points table with four points from five games. They need to win at least three games from here to harbor hopes of qualifying for the semis. Babar Azam-led side will next face South Africa tomorrow.
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