Former Pakistan cricket legends Javed Miandad and Shoaib Akhtar have strongly criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for what they understand as pressuring Babar Azam to resign from the captaincy.
Babar Azam’s resignation
Babar, the right-handed batting sensation, took a major step by resigning from the captaincy of the Pakistan cricket workforce throughout all codecs. This determination was prompted by Pakistan’s lackluster efficiency within the ICC Cricket ODI World Cup 2023, the place they didn’t safe a spot within the semifinals. The workforce confronted a setback, shedding 5 out of the 9 group-stage fixtures, resulting in Babar’ss announcement of stepping down from his management position.
Following a gathering with PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf, Babar formalized his resignation. The PCB swiftly named the replacements, with opening batter Shan Masood taking cost in Take a look at cricket and quick bowler Shaheen Afridi assuming the captaincy for T20Is.
Javed Miandad’s considerations
Javed Miandad, one in all Pakistan’s biggest batters, expressed concern over the choices made by the PCB administration committee relating to Babar. He questioned the haphazard nature of those selections and warned that such actions might have detrimental results on Pakistan cricket in the long term.
“There was no need to remove Babar from the captaincy. They have acted in haste and in the process also shown no respect for a player like Babar. Didn’t other teams lose in the World Cup or perform badly? Are their captains being treated the way Babar has been treated?,” Miandad was quoted as saying by The Instances of India.
“The board played a big role in disturbing the team during the World Cup with its games on the sidelines and the correct thing would have been to stick with Babar and give him more team as he is our best player,” the 66-year-old concluded.
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Shoaib Akhtar’s disapproval
Akhtar, whereas sharing his disapproval of Babar’s resignation, significantly criticized the short removing of Babar from the Take a look at captaincy. The 48-year -old argued that Babar shouldn’t have been unexpectedly eliminated, even when he had beforehand expressed reluctance to captain all codecs. Akhtar additionally identified the dearth of endurance inside the PCB board, suggesting that Babar ought to have been given a grace interval of round one and a half months earlier than any formal announcement or stress
“The treatment with Babar Azam (by PCB) was unjust. I categorically say that in such a short time, he should not have been removed from the captaincy of Test matches. Even though he said he didn’t want captaincy of all formats and the board was insisting on him captaining Test matches, he shouldn’t have resigned, and he shouldn’t have been pushed out,” Akhtar stated.
“They should have given him 1.5 months without saying a word, but the board didn’t do that. We are experts in removing someone from their position and this is how the entire management of Pakistan works, just remove and banish. There has been injustice with Babar,” Akhtar added,” the Rawalpindi-born cricketer concluded.