[VIDEOS] Is Babar Azam the right choice as ODI captain for Pakistan?

[Marooned]

Javed Miandad, Misbah ul Haq back Pakistan captain Babar Azam to perform in World Cup after Asia Cup debacle.

Pakistan legends Javed Miandad and Misbah ul Haq backed Babar Azam on Tuesday, saying the captain should not be held solely responsible for the team's poor performance in the recently concluded Asia Cup because cricket is a team sport. Speaking to the media at a match of the 40's Global Cricket Event, Miandad and Misbah both advised the country's cricket authorities not to panic.

"Why blame Babar Azam only when the rest of the team didn't perform as well in the Asia Cup matches against India and Sri Lanka," Miandad said.

Both stalwarts, who have competed in World Cups in India, advised the players not to let the prospect of competing in the mega-event in India affect them psychologically.

"Look our team is not as bad as it played in the Asia Cup. It has plenty of potential to do well in the World Cup. The only thing is how quickly our players cope and adjust to playing in Indian conditions before big crowds and in a country where they will encounter some hostility," Miandad added.

Javed Miandad, Misbah ul Haq back Pakistan captain Babar Azam to perform in World Cup after Asia Cup debacle

Javed Miandad and Misbah ul Haq have defended Pakistan captain Babar Azam, asserting he should not be the only one held accountable for the team's poor performance in the Asia Cup.

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Because Mr. Miandad you always have the highest expectations from your best players. Babar no longer inspires that confidence as a batsman even in odis.

 

[ArabKnight]

Babar needs a couple of seniors in the side. The current lot ain’t helping him at all

I would add Sarfraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam to the squads for Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan.

 

[Rana]

I would add Sarfraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam to the squads for Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan.

Sarfaraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim and Amir for sure. 9 games being guided by Shaheen, Shadab and Rizwan will be torturous for anyone

 

[mominsaigol]

I would add Sarfraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam to the squads for Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan.

Sharjeel and khalid are probs never playing again due to selling their country.

As for fawad alam, Saud is genuinely superior. Fawad got dropped due to terrible performance. He's only good for test.

 

[hassan918]

His future as the PCT captain will be decided on this performance at the upcoming World Cup. If he doesn't produce good enough results then we may see a new captain at least in ODIs.

 

[PakPremi]

I would add Sarfraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam to the squads for Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan.

Seriously lol. All have been and inferior players.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Babar Azam’s captaincy came under questioning following Pakistan’s defeat in the Asia Cup 2023. He was criticized for his approach, bowling options and field settings in the continental tournament.

The cricket fans and former players had lambasted the batter, accusing him of selecting players for the World Championships on the basis of their friendships.

Zaka Ashraf appeared in the ARY News show Bouncer and talked about the country’s cricketing affairs and other aspects of the game.

When asked what Babar Azam's future as Pakistan Captain after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was, the PCB Chairman said the right-handed batter is a prolific cricketer and was impressed with his skills.

He urged the Pakistan Cricket Team to give their all in their bid for the second 50-over title, adding that the management back home will sit with the skipper and devise a strategy to overcome the shortcomings.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan suffered a setback before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 began as the Green Shirts lost their warmup game to New Zealand by five wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.

Source: ARY

 

[mominsaigol]

Babar Azam’s captaincy came under questioning following Pakistan’s defeat in the Asia Cup 2023. He was criticized for his approach, bowling options and field settings in the continental tournament.

The cricket fans and former players had lambasted the batter, accusing him of selecting players for the World Championships on the basis of their friendships.

Zaka Ashraf appeared in the ARY News show Bouncer and talked about the country’s cricketing affairs and other aspects of the game.

When asked what Babar Azam's future as Pakistan Captain after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was, the PCB Chairman said the right-handed batter is a prolific cricketer and was impressed with his skills.

He urged the Pakistan Cricket Team to give their all in their bid for the second 50-over title, adding that the management back home will sit with the skipper and devise a strategy to overcome the shortcomings.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan suffered a setback before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 began as the Green Shirts lost their warmup game to New Zealand by five wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.

Source: ARY

Wow even our media is more self aware then our captain.

All jokes aside unlike some posters in this forumn, I like babar as a batsmen. I think he's genuinely a great no 3 and is a role model batsmen.

But he should never have been made a captain, imad waseem should have.

Pcb clearly has not selected the best 15, with abrar, tayyab, Saim ayub, and other promising bowlers like arshad, Amir, etc sitting out. Just a friends 11 at the end of the day.

Max all that'll Happen is babar will make some azhar Ali Level excuse as to how he's stepping down to cultivate the next generation amd rizwan will be made captain, rizwan will be the same mould captain as babar.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Chairman PCB hints at removing Babar Azam from Captaincy of the Pakistan Cricket team

In a recent interview, Chairman Zaka Ashraf seemed to indicate that he hopes the Pakistani team will perform well in the World Cup. The team arrived in India a few days ago, and it will take some time to get accustomed to the conditions.

Zakaa Ashraf mentioned that the team had some good players on rest during the warm-up matches, but teams that don't perform in practice matches often perform well. Pakistan has star players like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi

He also mentioned that Mohammad Yousuf is a respected name in Pakistan cricket, but he didn't have the option to bring coaches to the team. Mickey Arthur was appointed during Najam Sethi's tenure, and removing him would have tarnished PCB's reputation.

Zakaa Ashraf stated that Mickey Arthur had promised to stay with the team during the World Cup, and any decision regarding changes in the captain and coaching staff would be made after the World Cup.

In response to a question, the Chairman PCB Management Committee mentioned that he doesn't have any role in the central contracts, and players' performance determines their category. They will do what is best for Pakistan cricket.​

 

[Amjid Javed]

To late to replace a tactically inept and reactive captain. He will need to be sacked after the world cup now

 

[Rana]

Replaced by one of the 4 horseman

Keep going in circles Pakistan for the next 10 years

 

[Thanos]

Zakaa Ashraf stated that Mickey Arthur had promised to stay with the team during the World Cup, and any decision regarding changes in the captain and coaching staff would be made after the World Cup.
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What a stupid comment if he really said this. No doubt this guy made that "dushman mulk" statement. The relation between India and Pak is well known and same with Babar's clueless captaincy.

Forget comment on India but being PCB chairman Zaka could've handled more diplomatically and avoided commenting. Your team/captain is already declared and gone to participate in WC. Encourage them as much as possible.

Cross the bridge when you reach there but for now making these kind of statements won't help anyone.

 

[Grunge101]

Itll become apparent again and again and again yet somehow well continue with Babar Azam.

The difference between the two captains today was night and day. I'm willing to bet my bottom dollar that if we had India at 160-4 today, Babar would've brought on his weakest links to get through their overs and would've kept his strike bowlers for overs 45-50. Instead we saw Rohit bring in Bumrah the moment we lost Babar and Shakeel and their aim was to wipe us out before 200 and not think about who's going to bowl at the death.

"Babar Azam is the team management". This has been the reality of Pakistan cricket for last 03 years atleast. Whether it was M. Wasim, or Afridi, or Inzimam, it was always Babar calling the shots when it comes to team selection. It's the same group or "Qabeela" to quote Rashid Latif that has been favored in the last many years over and over and over. After wasting time with the likes of Asif and Khushdil for 03 years, after playing the same 11 all year around even in series against teams like Zimbabwe and Bangladesh whilst everyone else was experimenting, keeping the likes of Abdullah Shafiq and Shakeel at bay until very recently, he is directly responsible for the 15 men squad we have right now because he has been the one deciding who plays and doenst play for the last many years.

Instead of blind hope that somehow he will become a competent leader simply through experience we should have gone the South Africa route, invested in a young captain 4 years ago and atleast there would have been a small chance that individual would come good. With Babr, it was clear he simply doesn't have it. He's a world class batsman, but captaincy material ? ; that he simply will never be.

 

[Asad T]

Ramiz Raja on an ICC podcast talks about the loss to India:

-It's 99% Indian fans, and it's overwhelming for sure, I understand all that. But Babar has led this side for 4-5 years, and so you have to rise to the occasion. If you can't win, then at least compete

- A [hostile atmosphere] should bring out the best in you...I felt when I was playing in India, it was such a strength to do something positive about the presence of so many people because you want that stage as a cricketer. You want to upstage India

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Itll become apparent again and again and again yet somehow well continue with Babar Azam.

The difference between the two captains today was night and day. I'm willing to bet my bottom dollar that if we had India at 160-4 today, Babar would've brought on his weakest links to get through their overs and would've kept his strike bowlers for overs 45-50. Instead we saw Rohit bring in Bumrah the moment we lost Babar and Shakeel and their aim was to wipe us out before 200 and not think about who's going to bowl at the death.

"Babar Azam is the team management". This has been the reality of Pakistan cricket for last 03 years atleast. Whether it was M. Wasim, or Afridi, or Inzimam, it was always Babar calling the shots when it comes to team selection. It's the same group or "Qabeela" to quote Rashid Latif that has been favored in the last many years over and over and over. After wasting time with the likes of Asif and Khushdil for 03 years, after playing the same 11 all year around even in series against teams like Zimbabwe and Bangladesh whilst everyone else was experimenting, keeping the likes of Abdullah Shafiq and Shakeel at bay until very recently, he is directly responsible for the 15 men squad we have right now because he has been the one deciding who plays and doenst play for the last many years.

Instead of blind hope that somehow he will become a competent leader simply through experience we should have gone the South Africa route, invested in a young captain 4 years ago and atleast there would have been a small chance that individual would come good. With Babr, it was clear he simply doesn't have it. He's a world class batsman, but captaincy material ? ; that he simply will never be.

Exactly, the brilliance of Rohit Sharma , he was immaculate with his captaincy and approach.. He seems to be eyeing the CWC trophy with a blitz... His game awareness was remarkable yesterday right from the start till end.

This Indian team which looked little out of sorts , rolling all over the place cant make into the knock out stages in ICC tourneys and also an unsettled middle order , KL Rahul , Bumrah and Pant injured, bringing Dhawan back and so on was going since 2021... everything put to bed now..

I'm willing to bet my bottom dollar that if we had India at 160-4 today, Babar would've brought on his weakest links to get through their overs and would've kept his strike bowlers for overs 45-50

We saw that in the Asia cup didnt we , the pacers ran through the top order and he let Ishan and Pandya to rescue them from 66-4 to set up 260+ score...

In ytd match from the beginning , Rohits captaincy was spot on.. He didnt take Siraj out when he was going for runs in his first spell and he got the wicket of Shafique.. then when Babar and Rizwan were milking spinners , he brought him again and took the wicket of Babar and when Kuldeep got 2 ( Saud and Ifthikhar ) in 1 over , he went for the kill and brought Bumrah back his best strike bowler who took another 2 which made the scorecard look 171-7 and killed the game for Pak.

Also opening the batting didnt hesitate to set the tone for chase, used the PP which he is doing really well after the no show against Aus... When captain plays fearless cricket that rubs off to other players...
80 runs in 60 balls when chasing 191 , no team could make a comeback after that phainty from there..

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Wow even our media is more self aware then our captain.

All jokes aside unlike some posters in this forumn, I like babar as a batsmen. I think he's genuinely a great no 3 and is a role model batsmen.

But he should never have been made a captain, imad waseem should have.

Pcb clearly has not selected the best 15, with abrar, tayyab, Saim ayub, and other promising bowlers like arshad, Amir, etc sitting out. Just a friends 11 at the end of the day.

Max all that'll Happen is babar will make some azhar Ali Level excuse as to how he's stepping down to cultivate the next generation amd rizwan will be made captain, rizwan will be the same mould captain as babar.

Rizwan not only the same mould but also the person who keeps more friends in the 11 ... He was the reason for repeated chances for Khushdil Shah..

same like Asif Ali being there as Babars friend.. Shaheen shah afridi would be the better choice

 

[mominsaigol]

Rizwan not only the same mould but also the person who keeps more friends in the 11 ... He was the reason for repeated chances for Khushdil Shah..

same like Asif Ali being there as Babars friend.. Shaheen shah afridi would be the better choice

Asif Ali was misbah product. Shaheen won't be made captain because rizwan is the biggest golden boy, even more so then babar. They literally gave him A category over shadab lol, and he's more valued then anyone atm lol. Kushdil was also a misbah product.

A babar product is nawaz lol.

Rizzu doesn't have a product yet bit trust me he is already planning to eliminate haris from his product line.

 

[TheSultan]

Shoaib Malik said it clearly on the pavilion that he feels (and has felt for some time) babar should resign and concentrate on batting. He can provide more to Pakistan as a batsman than a captain - he’s been given a few years now and we haven’t seen any improvement.

Sound advice which Babar should take

 

[Cricket Warrior]

this is very true babar is not learning at all, it has been 4 years now but his captaincy has become more pathetic, why dont he just focus on his batting and left captaincy.

I belive this world cup could be his last one as a Captain!

 

[Kianig89]

Not selecting ABrar in the 15 is a glaring mistake by Babar

 

[Sunzi]

Tactically inept.
Team selection.
Doesn't know how to carry himself. The request for a shirt off Kohli publicly, post game, after such a humiliating defeat, demonstrates lack of self-awareness or pride. If he was aware, then he just doesn't care enough.

Has he ever led with a captain's knock? He bats for himself a stat-padder.

 

[aukhan]

He was never the right choice. The only reason he became the captain was because of the former PM and his ego. LOI Captaincy should have gone to Imad Wasim after Sarfraz.

 

[Kianig89]

He comes off as a glory hunter obsessed with personal milestones pathetic it is,

 

[hitthestump]

Not selecting ABrar in the 15 is a glaring mistake by Babar

Really? Based on what evidence?

The fact is that Yasir Shah has more of a claim to this ODI side than Abrar.

You’d also be the first to jump down his throat if Abrar dared return 0-66 on his debut.

 

[Kianig89]

Really? Based on what evidence?

The fact is that Yasir Shah has more of a claim to this ODI side than Abrar.

You’d also be the first to jump down his throat if Abrar dared return 0-66 on his debut.

Abrar has a variety like Dosra unlike these dart throwers

 

[I think therfore I am]

Abrar has a variety like Dosra unlike these dart throwers

None of the teams have played Abrar, would have had the element of surprise.

Plus he knows where to pitch the ball and how much to spin it, unlike Babar bubba's best friend, the living legend Shadab.

 

[hitthestump]

None of the teams have played Abrar, would have had the element of surprise.

Plus he knows where to pitch the ball and how much to spin it, unlike Babar bubba's best friend, the living legend Shadab.

Just FYI in his last PSL game Abrar returned figures of 1-50 (4).

Not sure that the surprise will be all that you think it is.

The reality is that Abrar is being hyped to the moon simply because he is out of the side - a common fallacy.

There is zero evidence yet to suggest he would be any effective than Yasir and Danish in ODI's, and they were quality spinners who couldn't make it in white ball.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Babar back his players and that's what a captain should do instead of panicking after a loss or two. Pakistan fans are fickle, they want wholesale changes after every loss.

 

[Nado_]

one of the worst captains I’ve seen to represent Pakistan (statement based on pure captaincy skills not as a batsman).

Always looks like he’s just going with the flow no on field game plans whatsoever , bad team selections , defensive mindset, I’ve even seen some games where he’s under bowled a bowler as if he’s forgot they were there.

Some players no matter how good they are just not meant to be good captains ie Tendulkar. Captaincy is a different skill altogether.

 

[FearlessRoar]

In my opinion Shaheen Shah Afridi is the right Option for Captaincy. Under his Captaincy LQ has won 2 consecutive trophies. Therefore, it is evident he has leadership qualities. They can be aggressive Captain.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Gautam Gambhir's views on Babar Azam from a recent TV interview:

“I feel Babar will have to change his personality, his game and, importantly, his mindset. Pakistan have had a history of attacking batters - Shahid Afridi, Imran Nazir, Saeed Anwar, Aamer Sohail. In the present top three, everyone bats in similar mode. If someone has to take responsibility, it has to be their captain, who bats at No. 3,"

“The team plays how the captain plays. Both Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma scored fifties. One scored a 50, other scored an 80. None of them scored a hundred, but it was the approach that was the difference. If Pakistan were chasing 190, their mindset would have been just to win the game, whether they get there in 35 or 40 overs. It is important for the captain to take responsibility. If the captain is defensive, the team will be defensive. You can’t tell the 10 other players in the room that, ‘you play positive, I will play [anchor] from one end’,”​

 

[I think therfore I am]

Just FYI in his last PSL game Abrar returned figures of 1-50 (4).

Not sure that the surprise will be all that you think it is.

The reality is that Abrar is being hyped to the moon simply because he is out of the side - a common fallacy.

There is zero evidence yet to suggest he would be any effective than Yasir and Danish in ODI's, and they were quality spinners who couldn't make it in white ball.

Based on the current performances of Pakistani spinners worth the risk. Not sure if you are aware, Indian pitches are condusive to spin. If Shadab is failing Abrar or Mir should be put in place

 

[W63L35]

Based on the current performances of Pakistani spinners worth the risk. Not sure if you are aware, Indian pitches are condusive to spin. If Shadab is failing Abrar or Mir should be put in place

Pacers have slightly better stats in this WC. S/R rate is much better.

 

[Ikhlas]

Although his stats and numbers are really great but is babar azam really worth captaincy as he lacks leadership skills and to be honest he his harming his own game by the extreme pressure of captaincy.
He is the best batsmen in the pakistan setup and must be set free from captaincy duties to focus on his and teams performance as the all greatest batsman did which includes the great names like tendulkar, kohli, root, smith, etc.

 

[hassan918]

With each match, more and more people are now saying that he should be replaced as the captain. It is very likely that we see him removed from the captaincy after the world cup at least in the ODIs.

 

[Ikhlas]

With each match, more and more people are now saying that he should be replaced as the captain. It is very likely that we see him removed from the captaincy after the world cup at least in the ODIs.

Hope so it will ease a lot of pressure of his back

 

[Barragan]

He shouldn't be captain at all.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

SSA to be captain, we have always thrived with a bowler captain, this guy have no clue how to be a captain.

 

[Professionalismandflair]

In my opinion Shaheen Shah Afridi is the right Option for Captaincy. Under his Captaincy LQ has won 2 consecutive trophies. Therefore, it is evident he has leadership qualities. They can be aggressive Captain.

Carried by his LQ International teammates. Loses it when the pressure is on as evidenced in many games. Best of a bad bunch.

 

[Saj]

Days seem to be numbered if Pakistan don't qualify for the semi-finals of this World Cup.

Who knows, it might be best for him and his future.

 

[Major]

The game against Australia showed how bad Babar is as a captain.

- Iftikhar was bowling well to Warner, for some reason, Babar decides to remove Iftikhar and brings a leg spinner to Warner, who gets attack all around.

- Nawaz also was bowling well, but Babar did not bother to bowl Nawaz and Iftikhar there complete overs, instead he went with Usama Mir who was leaking alot of runs.

-Usama Mir was getting hit for runs, Babar didnt even set up a field for him. He is not bowling a googly yet the left side field was pack and nothing on Mid on.

- Hassan Ali started to get reverse swing and was targeting the wickets, yet Babar had a third man standing which served no purpose at all.

- On the Pavilion A sports, Fakhar pointed this out that as they have access to the feed without ads, Babar not once went to Usama Mir to back him when he dropped a catch or was going for runs.

When Babar was made captain for Pakistan and Karachi Kings, coaches like Waseem Akram and Misbah were fed up with him already and those visuals were caught on tape. At the time fans bashed them that how dare they facepalm or scold Babar, and now after 3-4 years, we are seeing the reason.

A wonderful discussion went on A sports that explained different fielding tactics you used. Shoaib Malik explained this quite well and so did Misbah, and you understand why these guys were angry with Babar's captaincy when they were part of the team management of Pak or KK. Because we fans only know about boundaries and wickets, but these ex cricketers understand field placement better than any fans.

Babar has lost it completely.

 

[160KPH]

Yeah not the best performance by Babar in terms of the bowling changes.

Another thing I didn’t understand was bringing Haris Rauf in so early on this pitch, he’s not a great new ball bowler and when boundaries are this small the pace hurts more than it helps unless you bowl extremely tight.

 

[chinaman00]

Everyone who has seen Babar captain in the PSL knows that he’s a crap captain, but for some reason the PCB insisted on him being the captain despite the very obvious flashing lights before the World Cup.

The PCB made this bed, so it has to lie in it.

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

Babar has to go after the World Cup. Besides from mistakes made as captain, he also has bad habit of playing his friends.

Make Afridi captain. He captained Lahore to last 2 PSL win's.

 

[ExpressPacer]

The biggest ever captaincy blunder I have ever seen is holding back your premier bowler Shaheen when every single other bowler is being bashed black and blue.

ESPECIALLY when Shaheen had bowled such a great opening spell and looked like taking a wicket every over.

 

[Savak]

The game against Australia showed how bad Babar is as a captain.

- Iftikhar was bowling well to Warner, for some reason, Babar decides to remove Iftikhar and brings a leg spinner to Warner, who gets attack all around.

- Nawaz also was bowling well, but Babar did not bother to bowl Nawaz and Iftikhar there complete overs, instead he went with Usama Mir who was leaking alot of runs.

-Usama Mir was getting hit for runs, Babar didnt even set up a field for him. He is not bowling a googly yet the left side field was pack and nothing on Mid on.

- Hassan Ali started to get reverse swing and was targeting the wickets, yet Babar had a third man standing which served no purpose at all.

- On the Pavilion A sports, Fakhar pointed this out that as they have access to the feed without ads, Babar not once went to Usama Mir to back him when he dropped a catch or was going for runs.

When Babar was made captain for Pakistan and Karachi Kings, coaches like Waseem Akram and Misbah were fed up with him already and those visuals were caught on tape. At the time fans bashed them that how dare they facepalm or scold Babar, and now after 3-4 years, we are seeing the reason.

A wonderful discussion went on A sports that explained different fielding tactics you used. Shoaib Malik explained this quite well and so did Misbah, and you understand why these guys were angry with Babar's captaincy when they were part of the team management of Pak or KK. Because we fans only know about boundaries and wickets, but these ex cricketers understand field placement better than any fans.

Babar has lost it completely.

Only a country like Pakistan can appoint an individual as their captain who led his side to the worst ever PSL season i.e. Karachi Kings. The excuse given back then that Babar had a terrible team, the captain is as good as the team but you give Babar the WI team of the 70's and 80's and the Aussie team of the early 2000's and he will still show his incompetency.

 

[W63L35]

 

[Major]

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this thread is not about misbah, as usual, stop hijacking threads with off topics posts

 

[W63L35]

 

[Major]

Only a country like Pakistan can appoint an individual as their captain who led his side to the worst ever PSL season i.e. Karachi Kings. The excuse given back then that Babar had a terrible team, the captain is as good as the team but you give Babar the WI team of the 70's and 80's and the Aussie team of the early 2000's and he will still show his incompetency.

he did the same with PZ aswell. The guy has lost it now and he has destroyed our world cup campaign.

 

[Major]

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wow, so according to mr.copy paste cricinfo stats.

Babar Azam is a better captain than Imran Khan

 

[W63L35]

 

[W63L35]

this thread is not about misbah, as usual, stop hijacking threads with off topics posts

Only reason I did that because you used to be a huge fan of Misbah's captaincy.

Enjoy!

 

[Major]

Only reason I did that because you used to be a huge fan of Misbah's captaincy.

Enjoy!

thanks for admiting you going offtopic, ur post has been reported

 

[cricketkashmir]

I don't think Babar has the x-factor to lead. He goes by the set book prepared before the match. Is not innovative when it comes to field placements.
Though he has the backing of the team, he is not a tactician

 

[aukhan]

The only reason this low intellect mental midget became Pakistan captain was Imran Khan. This has backfired just like all the disastrous decisions he made for the country.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Note:
This thread is about Babar and his captaincy. Please stay on the topic. All irrelevant posts will me removed.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

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These stats don’t really matter.
Dhoni is not there and he is easily the best ever limited overs captain asia has produced.

The likes pf Plessis, Kohli,Azam are up there due to Jamodis

 

[cricenjoyer]

No amount of stats and numbers can convince me Babar is a good captain

Just look to the PSL to get your answers

In his first season as captain he lead Karachi kings to the bottom of the table and only won 2 games the entire season

His stint with Zalmi was slightly better however considering the top order they had and some good overseas players in the form of Neesham, Rajapaksa and Mujeeb, an competent captain would have made sure that team would make the finals minimum

Judging by PSL performances, domestic and international observations here is how I'd rank the best captains in Pakistan

1. Rizwan
2. Shaheen
3. Saud
4. Imad
5. Shan
6. Babar/Sarfraz

 

[Ahmed216]

Poor student of the game can never make a good captain.

 

[Theo_14]

To be a good captain you need to have resilience, presence and personality on the pitch. You don’t have to be a loud mouth for example (Kane Williamson, Odegaard in football) and you need to a consistent performer.

The issue with Babar is, he lacks the personality in many facets. But then again we don’t have any player in squad that has 1) big personality 2) consistent performer.

Shan and Imad fit in 1) but don’t fit in 2), Babar fits in 2) but doesn’t fit in 1).

 

[ArabKnight]

The only reason this low intellect mental midget became Pakistan captain was Imran Khan. This has backfired just like all the disastrous decisions he made for the country.

IK is an Oxford graduate. He is educated smart handsome man. IK doesn’t even watch cricket, he was busy fixing the country as PM.

Unfortunately, PCB fell in to the hands of fools like Ramiz & Misbah. These people are responsible for making Babar captain.

Ramiz Raja was a former teammate of IK. He was made chairman on meritocracy. Ramiz went rogue and made horrible decisions. Imran Khan doesn’t even speak to Ramiz Raja anymore. Ramiz is a no body to IK. He started ignoring Ramiz long time ago.

Misbah entered PCB by completing coaching school & fooling every body that he is now a skillful coach. But it soon became apparent that he was the same villager when he was captain.

 

[Saj]

Babar Azam has been amongst the worst captains at this World Cup in terms of selection, tactics, match awareness.

But I'm sure his 'fans' will not accept that and blame other(s) for his failings.

 

[Hitman]

If I were a Pakistani fan, I would prefer Rizwan as captain.

 

[mominsaigol]

Why are rizwan and misbah discussions shoehorned in every single thread

 

[adi_62941]

Babar has completely lost it. He was given a golden opportunity to lead and select his own team, but he failed miserably against strong teams. His lack of decision-making skills and low composure under pressure has made it clear that he is not capable of leading an international side.

The thing is, in Pakistan, we have a tendency to persist with situations rather than accepting mistakes and making changes, whether it's in relationships, careers, and so on. Babar could have stepped down from the captaincy after the England whitewash at home to focus on his batting. However, we are all aware of the advantages of being a captain and the insecurities these players often carry, particularly when they come from very humble backgrounds.

Furthermore, he deliberately left some players out of the Pakistan side and brought in their less-experienced counterparts, which is now backfiring.

 

[Slim]

Babar is definitely not the worst captain we ever had but he is no Imran Khan for sure. In my opinion, he is limited but definitely better than Misbah, Shahid Afridi and Inzimam. I feel sad to say this, but he clearly has not learnt much in his 4 years of captaincy.

The issue with middle overs, backing poor players, lack of dynamic approach are glaring issues with his captaincy. Last Asia cup, the t20 one, he at least played around with batting positions as per the demand of the match but somehow he even lost that ability as well. His captaincy has been compromised by Rizwan who i believe is a clever politican. His lack of desire to even leave series like Netherland was also another issue maybe because of personal milestones.

The only solution is to make Shaheen the captain, but that also means that Shaheen should be open to letting someone else captain as he should not play every match. We dont need to play our main team if the opposition is sending their C team.

After this worldcup, this needs to happen.

Rizwan needs to be permanently dropped from t20Is, Babar from the t20I playing 11.

We also need to have a backup captain, maybe Abdullah Shafique who should still be under control by Shaheen so theres no team politics. Abdullah needs to step in for meaningless series, and matches where Shaheen will have to rest.

Shaheen after becoming captain should only play PSL and no other domestic league. Hell this should be the rule for all fast bowlers.

 

[BouncerGuy]

While talking on his YouTube channel, Akhtar expressed his dissatisfaction with Pakistan's performance against Australia and directed his criticism toward the team's captain, Babar Azam, who has been struggling with form throughout the tournament. Akhtar emphasized the importance of big players delivering in significant matches and pointed out Babar's failure to do so.

“Winning the toss and electing to bowl, why? Score 320, give bowlers a chance. Maybe they could've bowled them out. Babar Azam, a great player but again, great players need to play great innings. You can't make yourself a big name by not performing against big nations. You have to show you can score big runs in big games,”

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Pressure of captaincy is affecting Babar's performance in batting.

Management must consider Rizwan as a captain because he has better skills of leadership and can handle pressure too.

 

[ArabKnight]

Pressure of captaincy is affecting Babar's performance in batting.

Management must consider Rizwan as a captain because he has better skills of leadership and can handle pressure too.

Babar has also been a bad performer in batting. Captaincy allows him to be even more horrible by being able to bat more selfishly.

 

[The_KING]

Babar has always been a bad captain, but previously the only saving grace for him was his batting. But now that he isn't performing, he has got nowhere to hide.

 

[gazza619]

There are a quite a few options available. The easiest thing would be to keep Babar Azam I guess, but is it time for a change?

 

[Major]

Can we have a thread where the title says Babar the captain sucks? Just point blank simple

 

[aukhan]

Yousuf
Azhar
Babar
Misbah

Four of the worst ODI captains we've had in the last 15 years.

 

[Major]

A problem with Babar Azam's decision making is that when he is part time bowler gets hit for runs or even hit for one six, Babar panics and removes that guy from the attack.

Iftikhar Ahmad had been bowling well, was not taking wickets, but was very economical. He got his for one 6, Babar ended up removing him from bowling. He did this in a few other matches aswell. Iftikhar is getting more spin than Shadab and Usama combined, but our genius captain keeps doing this.

Back in 2021, during the semi final game of the World T20 against Australia, Hafeez bowled one beamer that was hit for 6 and the rest of the balls were singles. Babar panicked and did not give a ball to Hafeez again even though Stoinis cant play spin. Pakistan lost that match because Babar had to bowl the qoutas of the pacers and left himself with no option.

I called this issue back in 2021, but Babarfans went crazy and gave the lame justification he is learning. Captaincy is not something you learn in international cricket but in domestic cricket

 

[FearlessRoar]

A problem with Babar Azam's decision making is that when he is part time bowler gets hit for runs or even hit for one six, Babar panics and removes that guy from the attack.

Iftikhar Ahmad had been bowling well, was not taking wickets, but was very economical. He got his for one 6, Babar ended up removing him from bowling. He did this in a few other matches aswell. Iftikhar is getting more spin than Shadab and Usama combined, but our genius captain keeps doing this.

Back in 2021, during the semi final game of the World T20 against Australia, Hafeez bowled one beamer that was hit for 6 and the rest of the balls were singles. Babar panicked and did not give a ball to Hafeez again even though Stoinis cant play spin. Pakistan lost that match because Babar had to bowl the qoutas of the pacers and left himself with no option.

I called this issue back in 2021, but Babarfans went crazy and gave the lame justification he is learning. Captaincy is not something you learn in international cricket but in domestic cricket

Today he was dismissed by Noor , he isn't part time bowler. But yes Babar is babar just an ordinary batsman , he has problems with part timers too

 

[Major]

Today he was dismissed by Noor , he isn't part time bowler. But yes Babar is babar just an ordinary batsman , he has problems with part timers too

thats not what i said.

I am talking about his captaincy

 

[MisbahTheGreat]

He should be sacked right now at the upcomign drinks break!

 

[The_KING]

I doubt PCB will have the guts to sack Babar. Unless Babar resigns himself, he will still be the captain post the World Cup.

 

[emranabbas]

Babar is taking advantage of his position
He's not allowing anyone better than him or his buddies in the team just incase they lose stardom that's its self is a stackable offence
He needs to think about the betterment of pakistan cricket not about himself or his buddies