<a href="https://cricket.international/top-3-sri-lanka-women-players-to-watch-out-against-pakistan/” title=”Top 3: Sri Lanka Women Players to Watch Out Against Pakistan”>Pakistan Cricket has been in shallow waters in both men’s and women’s competitions; they have failed to make a mark across formats, which has led to serious questions about the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Amidst this, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has slammed current Test captain Babar Azam after the side’s humiliating loss against England.
Pakistan National Cricket Team lost 3-0 against the Three Lions in the recently concluded Test series. They had no answer to their bowling as they could not even bat for 100 overs across two innings in the first Test. They provided a tough fight in the third match but lost the match, which raised multiple questions over their Test form.
“Babar should not have taken the captaincy”: Wasim Akram on Babar Azam being re-appointed as Test captain
While speaking at an event, Wasim Akram was furious with the fact that Babar took the leadership role once again after being out of the role for years. He believes that the Pakistan batter didn’t need to take up the leadership role.
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Wasim Akram said, “I do not want to blame anyone, and I could be wrong as well. But, in my opinion, Babar should not have taken the captaincy. All of this was unnecessary.”
Wasim Akram blames Babar Azam for the fiasco
While speaking on Pakistan’s mass change in between the series, where seven players were sent back home and the coaching staff was sacked, Wasim questioned the role of the captain after Babar’s comments during the pre-match press conference, where the Test captain said that he did not know about the sudden fiasco that happened and was even surprised by the same.
“Babar Azam said he did not know. If you don’t know, then what were you doing here? Were you here to sell chickpeas?”
Wasim Akram slams Babar Azam for not backing players
Further speaking on the same event, Wasim Akram stated that if the captain does not back his player, it is impossible for the players to give their 100% on the field. He believes that Babar should have stepped down from the captaincy following the 194-run loss in the second Test match and continued as a player.
“As a player or as a person, I believe that if your leader or captain does not stand by you, you cannot give 100 per cent. My suggestion is that after the second Test, Babar should have said that he would play only as a player.”
Pakistan’s recent form
The Men in Green are at the bottom of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-2027 table. They are in 9th place on the WTC table, with a dismal Points Percentage (PCT) of 4.63%. They have also lost 16 out of the 21 Test matches and have just won one Test match away from home in three years.
They have already been knocked out of the WTC cycle and are expected to finish at the bottom of the table for the second consecutive time. It has been dark days for the Men in Green in terms of the traditional format, where they have been very poor in recent times, even losing to Bangladesh at home.
Source: cricketaddictor.com
