Following Pakistan’s defeat over the weekend, Shoaib Malik criticised workforce captain Babar Azam’s captaincy abilities and as soon as once more suggested him to step down from his management and resume taking part in the squad as a cricketer.
When requested a query on a present, Malik stated, “I’ve a honest opinion for Babar, which I’ve shared earlier than, that Babar ought to go away the captaincy.”
Whereas elaborating his opinion for Babar, Malik continued to say that his opinion is just not primarily based on India defeating Pakistan neither is it primarily based on the truth that the workforce misplaced by a giant margin, however he believes the 29-year-old captain can carry out wonders with out the captaincy.
He stated: “There’s some homework that I’ve finished primarily based on which Babar as a cricketer can ship superb performances for himself and the workforce.”
Malik asserted that Babar, as a pacesetter, “would not assume out of the field”.
He added that “no cricketer ought to combine his management together with his batting abilities as a result of they’re two various things. He has been the captain for an extended interval however he’s not enhancing.”
Furthermore, whereas discussing the workforce’s efficiency, the 41-year-old former captain stated: If any match of our workforce goes based on plan, the boys assault, but when one thing deviates from the plan, they do not.”
In accordance with Malik, Babar ought to “maintain a gathering with the boys.”
Regardless of a harsh defeat from India, Malik cheered Babar up, reminding him that, “the event is just not over but, there are various matches left, maintain your self robust.”
