NEW DELHI: Facing stern criticism after collection loss to England, Pakistan captain Babar Azam obtained assist from former skipper Shahid Afridi, who asserted that the 28-year-old stays the spine of the group.
With England’s win 26-run win within the second Test in Multan, Pakistan now path the three-Test collection 2-0.
However Afridi claimed that Babar has not been taking recommendation from senior gamers in strategising and planning.
“If we don’t back and value him, who will value? Every player has a bad match here and there. But Babar remains the backbone of this team and he got a century (in the first Test) and 75 in the second Test,” Afridi mentioned on a TV channel.
“As a captain, I always felt one had to be a good leader and that was possible by uniting all the players. It means that you should discuss your plans with seniors. When you start taking advice from outsiders and not involve seniors, issues come (up),” Afridi mentioned.
After the collection defeat, Afridi additionally blamed batting coach Mohammad Yousuf for not enjoying a proactive function in choice issues.
Coach Yousuf was requested in the course of the post-match convention in regards to the inconsistent type of vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan to date within the collection, and the previous Pakistan cricketer mentioned he had “no role in selection matters”.
“I think it was not a great answer from Yousuf and I feel Rizwan needs to be given a break and rested and Pakistan should bring in Sarfaraz Ahmed in his place for Test matches,” mentioned Afridi.
Afridi added he want to see Sarfaraz and batter Shan Masood get alternatives within the third and closing Test at Karachi. Both gamers are within the squad for the collection.
Pakistan coach Saqlain Mushtaq has additionally are available in for criticism for saying that the group will attempt to get a comfort win within the third Test starting December 17.
“Instead of talking about where we are going wrong, he is now talking about a consolation win. What sort of a coach is Saqlain?” former Test batter and ex-chief selector and head coach Mohsin Khan mentioned.
Skipper Babar additionally confronted the warmth in the course of the post-match convention, being requested uncomfortable questions on his efficiency in Multan the place he failed within the second innings, scoring only one run.
In response to a query, Azam mentioned sarcastically, “When I score runs you say I got them on flat pitches and easy opposition and when I don’t get runs, everyone says I can’t perform in difficult situations. Please don’t forget the 196 runs I got against Australia.”
Babar had no rationalization for back-to-back losses in Rawalpindi and Multan on pitches that had been good for batting.
England gained the primary Test by 74 runs in Pindi regardless of the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee giving it a below-average score for offering bowlers with little or no help all through the five-day contest.
Babar mentioned Pakistan had put up a courageous battle in each the video games.
“I thought we put up a good fight in the second innings (of the second Test). Saud (Shakeel) and (Mohammad) Nawaz played very well and even Imam (ul-Haq) came back from a hospital to get runs but we need to still up our performance to beat this England side,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
With England’s win 26-run win within the second Test in Multan, Pakistan now path the three-Test collection 2-0.
However Afridi claimed that Babar has not been taking recommendation from senior gamers in strategising and planning.
“If we don’t back and value him, who will value? Every player has a bad match here and there. But Babar remains the backbone of this team and he got a century (in the first Test) and 75 in the second Test,” Afridi mentioned on a TV channel.
“As a captain, I always felt one had to be a good leader and that was possible by uniting all the players. It means that you should discuss your plans with seniors. When you start taking advice from outsiders and not involve seniors, issues come (up),” Afridi mentioned.
After the collection defeat, Afridi additionally blamed batting coach Mohammad Yousuf for not enjoying a proactive function in choice issues.
Coach Yousuf was requested in the course of the post-match convention in regards to the inconsistent type of vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan to date within the collection, and the previous Pakistan cricketer mentioned he had “no role in selection matters”.
“I think it was not a great answer from Yousuf and I feel Rizwan needs to be given a break and rested and Pakistan should bring in Sarfaraz Ahmed in his place for Test matches,” mentioned Afridi.
Afridi added he want to see Sarfaraz and batter Shan Masood get alternatives within the third and closing Test at Karachi. Both gamers are within the squad for the collection.
Pakistan coach Saqlain Mushtaq has additionally are available in for criticism for saying that the group will attempt to get a comfort win within the third Test starting December 17.
“Instead of talking about where we are going wrong, he is now talking about a consolation win. What sort of a coach is Saqlain?” former Test batter and ex-chief selector and head coach Mohsin Khan mentioned.
Skipper Babar additionally confronted the warmth in the course of the post-match convention, being requested uncomfortable questions on his efficiency in Multan the place he failed within the second innings, scoring only one run.
In response to a query, Azam mentioned sarcastically, “When I score runs you say I got them on flat pitches and easy opposition and when I don’t get runs, everyone says I can’t perform in difficult situations. Please don’t forget the 196 runs I got against Australia.”
Babar had no rationalization for back-to-back losses in Rawalpindi and Multan on pitches that had been good for batting.
England gained the primary Test by 74 runs in Pindi regardless of the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee giving it a below-average score for offering bowlers with little or no help all through the five-day contest.
Babar mentioned Pakistan had put up a courageous battle in each the video games.
“I thought we put up a good fight in the second innings (of the second Test). Saud (Shakeel) and (Mohammad) Nawaz played very well and even Imam (ul-Haq) came back from a hospital to get runs but we need to still up our performance to beat this England side,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)