Under fireplace Pakistan cricket workforce captain Babar Azam continues to face unprecedented warmth as Pakistan’s hopes of making the World Cup 2023 semi-finals all however perished on Thursday, November 10. New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka within the should-win recreation to cement their place within the semifinals which led critics to goal Babar.
Pakistan stay in fifth place with eight factors however want to beat England by 287 runs on Saturday at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. It will take Babar and co to attain the semi-finals because the workforce faces additional criticism forward of the conflict.
Babar has scored 282 runs in eight innings however his poor strike fee of 82.69 has drawn robust criticism from the followers and the previous gamers. Talking within the press forward of the England recreation, Babar tried to silence his critics and appeared centered on the upcoming project.
“It’s very easy to give opinion on TV,” Babar mentioned within the pre-match press convention on Friday. “If someone wishes to offer advice, they are welcome to call me directly, my number is known to everyone.”
Babar’s captaincy has additionally come below the scanner as Pakistan failed to defend 270-plus totals in opposition to Afghanistan and South Africa at Chennai’s M Chidambaram Stadium. Former gamers Shoaib Malik and Moin Khan hinted at Babar’s dip in type due to the additional strain of captaincy. But the present world no.2 ODI batter revealed that he’s not feeling captaincy strain and it isn’t affecting his performances on the sector.
“I have been captaining my team for the last three years and I have never felt this way. It’s just because I have not performed the way I should have in the World Cup, that’s why people are saying that I am under pressure. I don’t think I was under any pressure or felt any different because of this. I try to give my best in the field during the fielding. During batting, I think about how I should make runs and make the team win,” Babar added.
