ISLAMABAD – Skipper Babar Azam lands in trouble over his maiden presser tothe media.
It’s been less than a week since the appointment of Babar Azam as ODIcaptain and the former cricketers have already started pointing outweaknesses in Babar’s only presser so far.
Former wicket-keeper and captain, Rashid Latif, has already labeled BabarAzam as a visionless captain, judging by the only press conference he hasappeared in after his appointment last week.
When the captain is sitting in a press conference, he gives insight abouthis vision but this was clearly lacking. Our captain is giving headlinesabout the language barrier and things we already know, like comparison withVirat Kohli.
He also criticized Babar’s mental strength and approach, adding that heshouldn’t be following the scripts given to him.
Babar should have made a strong statement rather than just following thescript given to him. You have already showcased that your mental attitudeand approach is not up to the mark.
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Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar, also jumped the bandwagon, saying thatBabar has a lot to prove and he will end up where he started if he keepsfollowing the people around him.
Please don’t speak about things which we already know from the past 10years. We won’t buy this argument. Babar has to sharpen up hiscommunication skills, his personality, ability to lead from the front,fitness level, etc. I think he has a lot to prove.
Legendary fast bowler and the founder of reverse-swing, Sarfaraz Nawaz,said that Babar lacks experience and maturity, adding that it’s too earlyto have made him the captain.
I think it’s too early for him to be a captain. He should have been givenmore exposure as a batsman and a vice-captain before giving the reins ofthe team. Team members respect the skipper only when he is experienced andmatured. Babar Azam is lacking on this front.
