Shoaib Akhtar has spoken out against Babar Azam’s resignation as all-format Pakistan captain, stating that the treatment of Babar has been “an injustice”.
Babar announced his resignation from Pakistan’s captaincy on Wednesday (November 15). in a statement regarding
The announcement was made after Babar met with incumbent PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf in the wake of Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the 2023 World Cup. The interim committee currently set up at the PCB does not have the power to remove Babar, but he is believed to have some powers. However, he declined the offer to continue only as Test match captain. .
In a Pakistani TV show, former fast bowler Akhtar criticized the PCB’s treatment of Babar. “Babar Azam’s treatment was unfair,” he said. “I say categorically that he should not have been removed from the post of Test match captain in such a short period of time, even though he said he did not want to be any kind of captain and the board Even though he insisted on captaining the Test match, he should not have resigned and should not have been forced out.”
Babar has led the Test team since 2021, appearing in 20 matches and posting 10 wins and six losses. Most recently, he led his team to a 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka at the beginning of the year.
“I shouldn’t have said a word to him for a month and a half,” Akhtar said. “But the board did not do that. We are experts in removing someone from public office and that’s how the entire regime in Pakistan works. Just remove and expel… Unfair treatment of Babar There was.”
“If I had been there, I would have contacted him this month and then worked on a new strategy, because now there is talk about conflict resolution.”
Shan Masood has been appointed as Pakistan’s new Test captain and Shaheen Afridi will take over the T20I reigns. Pakistan’s next international match will be in Australia next month, where they will play a three-match Test series.
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