Baber Azam resignation is being called for for World Cup 2023. Due to the poor performance of the team, the captain Babar Azam faces pressure from his fellow cricketers to resign from the captain’s role as a result of the team’s deterioration towards elimination from the World Cup 2023.
It was a disappointing night for the Green Shirts, as they only won four out of eight games in the mega event. Their net run rate (NRR) is currently 0.036, putting them in fifth place among teams with a net run rate (NRR).
A former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who spoke on Geo News‘ ‘Harna Mana Hai’ program, said that Babar needs to resign from the captaincy himself and set an example for the rest of the team.
It seems that Virat Kohli has also performed well after leaving the captaincy as well,” he pointed out, adding that there were obvious signs that the team selection in the last two years had not been as good as it should have been.
Razzaq further expressed his appreciation for the performance of the Afghanistan team, which defeated Pakistan by eight wickets. As a matter of fact, he said that Afghanis played very well, and their goal was to defeat Pakistan.
Pakistan is a very good team and no other team wants to see them win since they are very good themselves.
Additionally, Imad Wasim, who is regarded as one of the best all-rounders in the game, also advised Babar to step down as team captain. In the event that the team loses the World Cup, he added, “you should also give up the captaincy of the team in the future.”.
There has also been some discussion as to whether Babar Azam should step down over the current debate on whether he should.
During his explanation of why Pakistan lost four successive matches in the 10-team tournament, he said, “There is only one word that comes to mind – poor selection.”.
Following Babar’s return from India, sources revealed a day earlier that he is likely to resign from his position as the captain of the white ball cricket team.
Sources report that Ramiz Raja, the former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and a number of people associated with him have offered advice on the 29-year-old’s future and have been seeking his guidance.
On Friday, before the training started at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Azam wanted Raja’s advice during the training. The sources said that he is being advised by close aides to resign from all three leadership positions in the organization.
As a captain, you are not under any pressure
In this World Cup, Babar Azam entered the tournament as the top-rated batter in one-day internationals, but he is not even close to three of his teammates in terms of average, while several former players have found him uninspiring in his leadership.
In their shock defeat to Afghanistan, the 29-year-old number three batter scored the highest score of his career, which was 74, but he denied that the captaincy was affecting his performance with the bat.
The captain of the Netherlands national team said on Friday that he had never felt pressure as captain for the past three years, ahead of a crucial match against England which the Dutch must win by an unprecedented margin to continue in the World Cup.
When asked if he was considering resigning as captain, he replied, “I am not sure what the future holds once we return to Pakistan.”.
There is no doubt that I am under pressure because I have not performed well at the World Cup, and for that reason I have been accused of being under pressure.
It has been a pleasure to be able to perform for the side over the last two years and a half or three years and be the one to lead the team in the right direction.
In my opinion, it seems everyone has an opinion on me – he should act like this, or behave like that. I think everyone has my number if they really want to give me advice. But I guess giving me advice on TV is quite convenient.”
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