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Babar Azam - Test Captaincy performance watch

Usman Chadda said:
Apparently, Misbah was indicating forearm/arm guard from the dressing room. Rizwan could have been influenced by that.
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No, that would be cheating. Regardless, he was indicating that it was off the glove and would have been out had they reviewed, well after the 15 seconds had passed.
 
Mamoon said:
If the captain is not fielding at a position where he has a clear view, he has to take the word of the keeper and bowler.

Considering Babar’s fielding position, it was understandable why he didn’t make the call himself.

This is purely Rizwan’s fault.
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from Mid on its viewable, unless the captain is abit lazy and doesnt want to concentrate.
 
Babar and Rizwan are having a horrendous match from day 2. Both looked careless and absolutely clueless
 
Captain has the final say he can take advise from the wicket keeper but ultimately its babar decision
 
Testing time at the moment.

Let's see what he's made of.

Wasim Akram on commentary unimpressed with his bowling changes.
 
Series win against SA (2-0) in his debut series as captain.

In 2nd innings of the last test, was pretty calm and composed even when things were difficult and this is something which rubs on team as well. Good start.
 
Became the 5th Pakistani captain to win the series on debut. Previous ones were Fazal Mehmood, Mushtaq Mohammad, Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik.
 
A decent start for Babar, although there are areas that he needs to work on, but they will come with time.

One area that the group and in particular Babar needs to improve are the reviews, as some of them were absolutely awful.
 
Was clueless everytime a review was called. Bowling changes were called out by Wasim Akram. Failed with the bat.

Pakistan are hoping he'll be the next Root or Williamson but they've both proved their ability to thrive under pressure multiple times. Babar has not. He might be similar in personality to the pair and possibly in ability too, but there's no evidence that he possesses the mental strength.

Rather than join the fab 4, i think Babar will be 'relieved' of the captaincy eventually like De Kock.
 
Cant say we can fault Babar Azam's captaincy in this game against Zimbabwe

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I don't rate his captaincy at all and especially, his unwillingness to try newcomers or give them a boost in confidence.

He likes his seniors, but is he going to carry on playing them until their 50's or something?

Imad is streets ahead, but he does easily get jealous of others in his department and will try to hinder them, otherwise he would be an excellent option in T20's and maybe ODI's (only if he can perform).

Rizwan probably seems the most neutral, better brains than Babar and willing to try new players, so I'd give him the captaincy in all formats.
 
He's remained at the same place both as a batsman AND as a captain. No signs of improvement whatsoever which is very very disappointing
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Babar Azam first 3 Tests as captain:<br><br>Won<br>Won<br>Won<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZIMvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZIMvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1388480234870214658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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We were always in control of this game. Don’t think you can judge his test captaincy off this game. The test will for him will be against better opposition when we are under stress, does he make the right decisions?
 
Zimbabwe are such a poor side that this is no test at all of Babar's captaincy or any test of his leadership skills.

I think any one of us could captain Pakistan against Zimbabwe and the tourists would win :)
 
Babar Azam became the first Pakistan captain to win his first four Tests as skipper as they swept the series against Zimbabwe 2-0
 
Misbah had a similar start. I think he didn't lose a series until South Africa tour three years into his captaincy.

At this point win loss record will be meaningless to me. Babar needs to just give us a stable leadership presence. And inspire this team to punch above their weight.

The final frontiers for me is getting wins in South Africa and AUS in tests. Unfortunately with the squad Babar has that won't happen.
 
Darkrai said:
Rizwan has the best view and he was confident. If he had said I'm not sure then Babar may have taken the review.
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Rizwan has been in great form prior to this test series but for some reasons he's dropping catches, not scoring runs and now not concentrating enough on LBW and caught behind calls, strange , isn't it ?
 
What does Babar and Misbah's batting tell us about how they think?
Both Babar and Misbah hate taking risks as batsmen. They like being in control.
Babar is masterful at scoring somewhat rapidly with minimum risks, hence the consistency.
Babar-Misbah combo is going to be sensible, risk-averse and calculated. They will field proven senior and avoid chruning caps on "potential" the way Arthur did.
I think Arthur-Sarfaraz took too much risk which affected their results. They deserve credit for unearthing a lot of good talent but they also deserve a lot of discredit for spoiling the careers of many senior players like Junaid and Sohail. They also dropped Wahab and Amir just before the world-cup banking on youngsters like Shaheen/Hasnain, but learned quickly that its not working, they then brought them in after a 12 match losing series just before the WC.
 
Misbah "Captaincy gets better with time. The more you face certain situations, the better you'll be. Babar's got a great cricketing sense, he has proved that with the bat. He has to prove that now in his captaincy & hopefully, he'll do well as captain in future"
 
Former Pakistan batsman Ramiz Raja has voiced a strong message against the leadership of the Pakistan cricket team. Citing the example of Pakistan's recent tour to Zimbabwe, Raja said there is a lot of confusion within the team and the captain needs to step up and take charge.

While speaking to the Indian News, Raja laid emphasis on the need for roles to be well-defined so that everyone works in the same direction, including captain Babar Azam.

"Babar Azam needs to become a leader and he can only become a leader when engages the youngsters and he will only become a leader when he takes actions in accordance with long-term planning. We take one step forward and play 2 new players but also play four older players," added Raja.

Fifty-eight-year-old Raja also gave suggestions on how Azam can become a better captain by listing out down the important ingredients of a good leader.

"He needs to understand that if he wants to become a good leader, he must, one, learn to take chances. Two, improve the selection, and three, observe how the modern leadership functions," said Raja.

Pakistan recently toured Zimbabwe. While they won the three-match T20I series 2-1, they surged to a 2-0 clean-sweep in the Tests.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...m-can-be-a-better-leader-101621345993916.html
 
His captaincy in the last three games has been impressive. Field placements and bowling changes have been exceptional. Looks like he is learning quickly.
 
Defensive captaincy towards the end to give easy singles when only one wicket was needed to win.
 
What the heck was Hasan thinking bowling a slow off cutter wide outside off stump when 2 runs were needed.
 
A good captain knows when to smell blood and go for the kill.

Babar missed that opportunity today.
 
Really shocked to see him go with one slip and two leg sided boundary fielders with 40 odd runs to get and only 3 wickets remaining.

Didn't come to the bowlers to calm things down even when singles were coming easy.

Wrong bowling changes. Faheem shouldn't have been bowled at the end. Shaheen kept on bowling good length on the pads without his intervention. Even the seniors like Azhar could've stepped in.
 
He could have done better today. I believe he is the most important batsman for Pakistan and it should be monitored whether there is just too much pressure on him as a captain across all formats.
He looks unsettled in the field, unable to tackle all the pressure as a star batsman and captain across all formats
 
Pressure of being captain in all formats? Desperately needed him to lead from the front this morning with his batting like a Root or Williamson. But he got out early which cost us the match as the target should be over 200 for the West Indies to chase.

Let Rizwan lead the team and let Babar concentrate solely as a batsman.
 
Some very good decisions from him today. Kept the spinners on until the new ball became available, and Nauman picked up a couple of crucial wickets, especially that of Holder. He was calm and patient throughout and trusted Shaheen to deliver when the new ball became available - which he did.
Great game plan to go out and attack in the second innings and a bold and aggressive declaration with a lead of 328 keeping the weather in mind. Yes, this isn’t a great WI team, but to win this Test after nearly two days were washed out is a terrific achievement. Not to mention he came in in the first innings when the score was 1-2 and played a captain’s innings too. He’s growing into the role and is being well supported by Rizwan. Just needs to sort out that top order now.
 
Aggressive captaincy brings a dominant win. Well done Babar.
 
Babar Azam best performance as a captain excellent bowling changes and excellent fielding placements espically to Holder.
 
Very poor captaincy by Babar Azam, he should have bought Hassan Ali for the tail. Due to his captaincy, Pakistan easily conceded 30 runs at the end
 
Some very strange and silly tactics from Babar this morning. Should have brought in Hasan Ali when the 8th wicket fell. Hasan is always too hot for the tailenders.
 
So how did Babar Azam do in this Ban v Pak series?
 
Yet to lose a test series, so good going so far in that regard. More importantly he seems to be getting better overall with regards to strategies and tactics till now. Another immediate test would be 3 tests at home vs Aus and more stern test will come on SENA test tours obviously but, then away tours against good teams are always challenging for other teams as well.

Considering the kind of individual he is, there was always going to be consistent improvement even in his leadership and he hasn't disappointed at all so far with decent stuff including his first ICC tournament (World t20l) as captain too.
 
I think he has done very well in terms of captaincy.The second test went perfectly everything he did went to plan.
 
Good start to his captaincy.

Apart from that one loss against West Indies, his record has been good.
 
Babar is not a natural leader and is not an exceptional tactician either. I understand that the thread is about Test captaincy specifically, but captaincy acumen is applicable across all formats; you either have it or you do not. His captaincy in the T20 WC, especially in the semi-final, was quite poor. Getting spooked by that one Hafeez mishap and then relying on fast bowlers in the middle overs were bizarre tactics and one of the main reasons we lost the game.

Babar will learn on the job, so we need to be patient with him. He is the only option we have as of now.
 
PCB should instruct Babar to rest and start preperations for the Australian series

KK are out of the play offs now. Rather than Babar be burdened with having to carry a very pathetic KKs side any further. He should be allowed to take leave, rest, refresh, recharge his batteries and start preperations for the Australian series. He has three weeks
 
Misbah is absolutely right.. Yes Misbah himself was very very slow but atleast he had an excuse that whenever I come, pak is 30/3 or 50/4 so I have to play so... But this today's innings can't have any excuse.. The man came opener and took the RR to almost 20 and got out..Intent was not there even when no wicket was falling... Poor poor shameful attitude by babar... Shame on you... I wish he knows how much tarnish this innings has done to his image not only in pak but Internationally... He didnt even gave the chance to sahi ziada, yamin, cockbain, imad, nabi and qasim to even try for the win as he single handedly blocked the innings along with Joe without losing wicket.. I guess he just lost all senses... This timid person can't be our captain.. Loser
 
We are still not sure whether australia will tour or not. Broadcasters will also not want babar to be rested.
 
If Babar was rested then he performed poorly versus the Aussies fans would say it was because of a lack of practice. He has to strike a balance by playing and resting.
 
PakLFC said:
If Babar was rested then he performed poorly versus the Aussies fans would say it was because of a lack of practice. He has to strike a balance by playing and resting.
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I think in this situation rest is better take his head away from cricket.
 
Is Babar leaving declaration for too long?
 
Shambles. Not just Babar but the entire back room staff. Why was there no urge to put the foot down and why decalre with bad light imminent. Dreadful decisions.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A clumsy declaration from Pakistan:<br><br>Last 10 overs they only scored 42 runs for 1 wicket<br>Then they could only bowl 1 over at the opposition and that too from a spinner<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvAUS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvAUS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1500079798043004933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Been good so far to bring in Hassan for Smith.
 
Babar the thinking captain?

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Lacked ideas and innovation so far today.

Hasn't been able to put the opposition under any sort of pressure at all.

Unimpressive day.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Most hundreds as Pakistan skipper:<br><br>Babar Azam 9 (70 innings)<br>Inzamam-ul-Haq 9 (131 innings)<br>Misbah-ul-Haq 8 (189 innings)<br>Imran Khan 6 (186 innings)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1548745443961720847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Uninspired today, flat and lacked ideas.

Not his best day as skipper.
 
Babar seems to wait for opposition to make mistakes.

Why not force them to make a mistake? Just waiting and hoping looks bad.
 
A very poor captain like Sachin


He played Sajid Khan at 7 in last test match and this joke of a line up in the current test match


Braindead captaincy
 
He's now 8th on the list of most Tests as captain for Pakistan with 18, overtaking Waqar Younis and Intikhab Alam.

His record as captain:

Played 18
Won 8
Lost 6
Drew 4

His batting record while captain:

Innings 32
Runs 1651
Average 53
Centuries 4
Fifties 11
 
Although Babar captaincy is not ideal but harsh reality is if one is being impartial then there is no better option than Babar available atm.

PCB should not play to gallery and stick with him, in sports its a proven fact a captain is as good s his team.

An important Australian tour is coming PCB should support Babar unanimously
 
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