[VIDEOS/PICTURES] Babar Azam re-appointed as Pakistan white-ball captain

[Rana]

Good cap, bad cop routine.

Now that Babar has seized power there is no reason to have his family members gloat in public. We are now all united under the banner of Pakistani cricket and Imad and Amir will serve their role well in the upcoming WC.

He’s not gloating

He’s basically telling his son that ‘beta, these legends have been brought back to win the World Cup because that’s what they play to do, not to make friends and eat free restaurant food. Make sure you keep them on board otherwise the big Chittar of the awaam is already lingering above your head’

 

[shaz619]

Good cap, bad cop routine.

Now that Babar has seized power there is no reason to have his family members gloat in public. We are now all united under the banner of Pakistani cricket and Imad and Amir will serve their role well in the upcoming WC.

InshaAllah when we win the WC, both Imad and Amir carry Babar off the pitch

 

[Rana]

By asking his son to keep each cheek reserved for both Imad and Amir

More like brushing his teeth and giving a nice minty smell on their ashed behinds

 

[shaz619]

He’s not gloating

He’s basically telling his son that ‘beta, these legends have been brought back to win the World Cup because that’s what they play to do, not to make friends and eat free restaurant food. Make sure you keep them on board otherwise the big Chittar of the awaam is already lingering above your head’

That sounds more like you then his old man

 

[160KPH]

InshaAllah when we win the WC, both Imad and Amir carry Babar off the pitch

Would be a beautiful full circle moment. The 3 teammates who were champions at Karachi Kings, who feuded, but reunite to win Pakistan a WC.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Apparently the new coach did have an input

I believe it is Kirsten, and you can see how he has set his team up with Gujrat.

He’s going to make Babar open in T20s most likely with Rizwan

Thanks for the update bro.

Is Gillespie locked in for Test coach?.

 

[shaz619]

More like brushing his teeth and giving a nice minty smell on their ashed behinds

It’s a fact both of them are being forced to bend over for Babar or bye bye comeback

 

[160KPH]

He’s not gloating

He’s basically telling his son that ‘beta, these legends have been brought back to win the World Cup because that’s what they play to do, not to make friends and eat free restaurant food. Make sure you keep them on board otherwise the big Chittar of the awaam is already lingering above your head’

I’m saying Babar’s dad is NOT gloating because what would be the point now?

Babar became captain. He’s won. Now it’s the time to reunite and restore friendships and prepare for the upcoming WC.

 

[Rana]

Thanks for the update bro.

Is Gillespie locked in for Test coach?.

Seems like the reports are true

Note, Kirsten has Kane Williamson on the bench. Kane is a better T20 batsman than Babar Azam, and that too after not opening the innings in the powerplay

 

[Rana]

It’s a fact both of them are being forced to bend over for Babar or bye bye comeback

Well his daddy disagrees, he’s advised him to do the bending or be bent by the awaam. The ball is in his court.

 

[shaz619]

Would be a beautiful full circle moment. The 3 teammates who were champions at Karachi Kings, who feuded, but reunite to win Pakistan a WC.

That sounds like a fairytale lol but it’s a great narrative, maybe we need some heathens in the team to scare the opposition with their shear ugliness

 

[shaz619]

Well his daddy disagrees, he’s advised him to do the bending or be bent by the awaam. The ball is in his court.

Both of them are going to be bent over by Babar regardless, their tribal chief

 

[Rana]

Both of them are going to be bent over by Babar regardless, their tribal chief

Where? In your fantasies?

 

[Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH]

Seems like the reports are true

Note, Kirsten has Kane Williamson on the bench. Kane is a better T20 batsman than Babar Azam, and that too after not opening the innings in the powerplay

I thought you said Kirsten had input which means he must of chosen Babar.

Babar is a superior T20 batter than Kane.

Come on bro lets be real.

 

[shaz619]

Where? In your fantasies?

It has happened, the jobbers of destruction are playing under their tribal chief and will be his personal naukar.

This is a reality the Bacha Party need to come to terms with

 

[Rana]

I thought you said Kirsten had input which means he must of chosen Babar.

Babar is a superior T20 batter than Kane.

Come on bro lets be real.

I don’t think he is, Kane does his job at number 3 properly. Babar doesnt as an opener

Kirsten will be the T20/white ball coach and Gillespie red ball

 

[Rana]

It has happened, the jobbers of destruction are playing under their tribal chief and will be his personal naukar.

This is a reality the Bacha Party need to come to terms with

The only bacha party are the ones who are being advised by Babar’s dad to keep their emotion’s in check. They need the brothers of destruction to make Babar Daniel Bryan look like a world heavyweight champion

 

[shaz619]

The only bacha party are the ones who are being advised by Babar’s dad to keep their emotion’s in check. They need the brothers of destruction to make Babar Daniel Bryan look like a world heavyweight champion

The jobbers of destruction will be forced to keep in line by their tribal leader. The Bacha Party need to realise that these jobbers are willingly bending over and crawling back after disrespecting their chief, but I do agree with you that these jobbers need to make Babar look good, that’s what jobbers are for

 

[JaDed]

Before praising Naqvi, please remember that he had the opportunity to sack Masood as Test captain but he didn’t have the courage and instead, has decided that he should be captain for another 12 months before Babar gets back the Test captaincy.

Both Babar and Asad Shafiq advised him to replace Masood as Test captain right now but Naqvi couldn’t afford to tick off a few higher ups in PCB.

Asking Amir and Imad to come back and persisting with Masood, the worst batsman to ever play for Pakistan, as Test captain shows that he is not serving Pakistan’s best interests.

You promised to apologise to Naqvi

 

[JaDed]

These are the established facts now.
* Babar got 4 years as captain, won nada in the end.
* Lobbied massively after getting sacked via Rashid, Zalmi Mafia and Doc Nauman.
* Came back via politics and backdoor channels.
* Is an A grade selfish individual.
* Thinks he's above team.

Most Pakistani cricketers have always thought they are above the team, honestly thats a south Asian problem but PCB enables it.

 

[JaDed]

This bodes well for our team at the World Cup...

Poor captain
Disorganised Cricket board
A country in dissaray
No Team management in place as yet

Just when you think everything is against us, we'll probably end up winning the the whole tournament

Considering majority of teams haven’t played T20 in this part of the world, Pak stands a chance.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Hopefully this time under Babar's captaincy the team can go one step ahead win the WT20.

 

[RidiculousMan]

I believe Babar is an improved captain now than he was years ago. The glimpses of it we saw in the series against Sri Lanka. The evidence we saw recently of Peshawar Zalmi was evident.

 

[MenInG]

Lahore, 31 March 2024: The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced Babar Azam as the new white-ball captain of the Pakistan Men’s national Cricket team.

Babar has already led Pakistan in 43 ODIs and 71 T20Is between 2019 and 2023.

In a strategic move aimed at ensuring player well-being and peak performance, the board overhauled the white-ball leadership. Babar, renowned for his brilliant batting record in international cricket will take over the captaincy from Shaheen Shah Afridi.

While Shaheen Afridi has undeniably proven himself as a star fast bowler, leading Pakistan’s pace attack over the years, the board recognises the importance of rotation and rest to maintain his peak performance. This decision aligns with board's commitment to safeguarding the longevity of the players, especially fast bowlers given their injury timelines in the past two years.

Keeping in mind workload management, this decision is to ensure Pakistan main bowlers remain at the top of their game. The board does not want the national men’s team to run into injury crisis concerning the bowling resoucres as seen before the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, where Shaheen had to bee closely looked after and ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, where the team didn’t have the services of Naseem Shah.

Shaheen Shah Afridi: “It was an absolute honour to captain the Pakistan National Cricket Team. I will always cherish the memories and the opportunity. As a team player, it is my duty to back our captain, Babar Azam. I have played under his captaincy and have nothing but respect for him. I will try to help him on and off the field. We are all one. Our aim is the same, to help Pakistan become the best team in the world.”

Babar Azam, with his proven leadership skills and remarkable consistency, is well-equipped to lead the team. His past captaincy record speaks for itself. Under his leadership, Pakistan beat India for the first time in a World Cup encounter back in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. In the 2022 T20 World Cup, he led the team to the final. This was Pakistan’s first final in a World Cup since 2009. His appointment as captain reflects PCB’s confidence in his ability to inspire and unite the team towards success.

Babar Azam: “It was a pleasure to play under Shaheen’s leadership in the recent T20I series. He is still young and is improving as a player and as a leader every day. As a captain, I have always valued his input and I will keep consulting him for important decisions going forward. We must take advantage of his strategic understanding of the game. Our joint aim is to make this team the best in the world.”

The Pakistan Cricket Board is very thankful to Shaheen Afridi for his contributions as captain and looks forward to his success on the field. He will be part of Pakistan’s core leadership group. We give our unequivocal support to both Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi as they embark on their respective roles, aiming to make Pakistan a top team in the world of cricket.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

So here is what’s going to happen,

We will lose 4-0 or maybe 3-1 v England in the T20 series

We will lose the T20 World Cup in 2024. Babar will stay captain

We will lose the Australia away tour 3-0

And then lose in the Home Champion’s trophy

Babar will still remain captain.

Losing World T20 is not a reason to pin the blame on Babar's captaincy.

Pakistan are not overwhelming favourites to win the World T20, so why should Babar be held accountable for that loss.

There are probably sides that can beat Pakistan regardless of who the captain happens to be.

You can only question Babar's strategy and tactics in game. But even if he gets them spot on, there no guarantee that PAK can win.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I haven't read through the thread yet, but I don't think it's worth getting into a massive argument about who is the best captain. Fact is, there isn't really any outstanding candidates, Pakistan doesn't really have many good leader types. Shan Masood probably qualifies intellectually, but he's not worth his place in the team as a player.

Babar is as good a choice as anyone given Imad Wasim probably isn't flavour of the month with the PCB because of his previous issues. Let's just get behind Babar for now.

 

[Rana]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1739988090566090917

This guy must have had the most sway in the selection committee

 

[MenInG]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1739988090566090917

This guy must have had the most sway in the selection committee

My bigger concern is where he got the quote from.

 

[MenInG]

Lahore, 31 March 2024: The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced Babar Azam as the new white-ball captain of the Pakistan Men’s national Cricket team.

Babar has already led Pakistan in 43 ODIs and 71 T20Is between 2019 and 2023.

In a strategic move aimed at ensuring player well-being and peak performance, the board overhauled the white-ball leadership. Babar, renowned for his brilliant batting record in international cricket will take over the captaincy from Shaheen Shah Afridi.

While Shaheen Afridi has undeniably proven himself as a star fast bowler, leading Pakistan’s pace attack over the years, the board recognises the importance of rotation and rest to maintain his peak performance. This decision aligns with board's commitment to safeguarding the longevity of the players, especially fast bowlers given their injury timelines in the past two years.

Keeping in mind workload management, this decision is to ensure Pakistan main bowlers remain at the top of their game. The board does not want the national men’s team to run into injury crisis concerning the bowling resoucres as seen before the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, where Shaheen had to bee closely looked after and ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, where the team didn’t have the services of Naseem Shah.

Shaheen Shah Afridi: “It was an absolute honour to captain the Pakistan National Cricket Team. I will always cherish the memories and the opportunity. As a team player, it is my duty to back our captain, Babar Azam. I have played under his captaincy and have nothing but respect for him. I will try to help him on and off the field. We are all one. Our aim is the same, to help Pakistan become the best team in the world.”

Babar Azam, with his proven leadership skills and remarkable consistency, is well-equipped to lead the team. His past captaincy record speaks for itself. Under his leadership, Pakistan beat India for the first time in a World Cup encounter back in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. In the 2022 T20 World Cup, he led the team to the final. This was Pakistan’s first final in a World Cup since 2009. His appointment as captain reflects PCB’s confidence in his ability to inspire and unite the team towards success.

Babar Azam: “It was a pleasure to play under Shaheen’s leadership in the recent T20I series. He is still young and is improving as a player and as a leader every day. As a captain, I have always valued his input and I will keep consulting him for important decisions going forward. We must take advantage of his strategic understanding of the game. Our joint aim is to make this team the best in the world.”

The Pakistan Cricket Board is very thankful to Shaheen Afridi for his contributions as captain and looks forward to his success on the field. He will be part of Pakistan’s core leadership group. We give our unequivocal support to both Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi as they embark on their respective roles, aiming to make Pakistan a top team in the world of cricket.

Who writes these quotes?

 

[Rana]

My bigger concern is where he got the quote from.

Bernard Shaw

 

[Markhor]

I repeat what I said in another thread. Regardless of what people thought of the merits of Shaheen's appointment, one series defeat and a bad PSL isn't grounds to replace your captain.

To not give a young captain time and space to even lead a team into the T20 World Cup three months from now shows how PCB always finds new depths to sink to.

The silver lining is Babar's voluble social media following have no excuses now. They cannot continue crying about the ziyadti done to Babar. He's back and with full authority once more. I sincerely pray the brief hiatus from captaincy has done him some good, but his track record of tournament failures as captain doesn't give much hope.

 

[PakEngFan]

This is a poor move by the PCB for a few reasons.

Firstly the new coach for the white ball formats hasn't been appointed yet and should of had an input.

Secondly removing Shaheen after 1 series is a foolish knee jerk reaction and could have an adverse effect on his performance and create instability within the team close to a world tournament.

Thirdly Babar himself should of declined the offer.

We needed a fresh approach and mindset with someone tactically and strategically astute with game awareness to go to plan b or c during a game if need be and be able to think outside the box to make things happen.

If the PCB felt Shaheen wasn't the man then on merit Riz should of got an opportunity with Shadab being second choice with Hesson endorsing his credentials.

Imad could of been a short term solution as well.

Agreed bar the suggestion of Imad.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Shaheen deserved at least one year to show his potential as captain.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774426968877842553

 

[Rana]

Shaheen deserved at least one year to show his potential as captain.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774426968877842553

It’s Mohammad Yousuf

He’s always had it in for Shahid Afridi

 

[Kianig89]

Shaheen deserved at least one year to show his potential as captain.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774426968877842553

You are surprised but we are not surprised, everybody knows how in the middle of ICC wC 2023 you started snake activities by meeting with Zaka Ashraf and spreading negativity via TV channels

 

[emranabbas]

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Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
FH Allen (NZ)	5	5	0	95	42	19.00	51	186.27	0	0	0	11	5
Q de Kock (SA)	5	5	1	124	63	31.00	77	161.03	0	1	1	16	5
AD Hales (ENG)	6	6	1	212	86*	42.40	144	147.22	0	2	0	19	10
JC Buttler (ENG)	6	6	1	225	80*	45.00	156	144.23	0	2	1	24	7
BKG Mendis (SL)	8	8	1	223	79	31.85	156	142.94	0	2	0	17	10
PR Stirling (IRE)	7	7	1	170	66*	28.33	127	133.85	0	1	1	16	6
A Balbirnie (IRE)	7	7	0	153	62	21.85	123	124.39	0	1	0	10	9
KL Rahul (IND)	6	6	0	128	51	21.33	106	120.75	0	2	0	8	8
W Madhevere (ZIM)	5	5	0	49	27	9.80	41	119.51	0	0	1	7	1
DP Conway (NZ)	5	5	1	145	92*	36.25	124	116.93	0	1	0	12	2
Najmul Hossain Shanto (BAN)	5	5	0	180	71	36.00	157	114.64	0	2	0	20	2
T Bavuma (SA)	5	5	1	70	36	17.50	62	112.90	0	0	0	6	2
MP O'Dowd (NED)	8	8	1	242	71*	34.57	215	112.55	0	2	0	22	8
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	7	7	0	175	57	25.00	160	109.37	0	1	0	15	3
P Nissanka (SL)	7	7	0	214	74	30.57	196	109.18	0	2	1	13	8
RG Sharma (IND)	6	6	0	116	53	19.33	109	106.42	0	1	0	11	4
Babar Azam (PAK)	7	7	0	124	53	17.71	133	93.23	0	1	1	13	0
Vikramjit Singh (NED)	5	5	0	57	39	11.40	62	91.93	0	0	1	5	2
CR Ervine (ZIM)	7	7	0	112	58	16.00	125	89.60	0	1	0	13	0

This is incoming gosh even Netherlands and Ireland have better openers than Rizwan and Babar with a better s/r and average playing similar strength teams

 

[Rana]

This is incoming gosh even Netherlands and Ireland have better openers than Rizwan and Babar with a better s/r and average playing similar strength teams

No one cares bro

Let it go. No one is listening

 

[Hawkeye]

Happy that Imad Wasim fans will be burning today.

Also, totally devastated on Babar becoming the captain too, as he is NOT the right person to lead the team. I fear that now Imam ul Haq will be opening for us in T20s too.

We will continue to lose series after series under Babar, even though a new captain will not massively change our fortunes as the talent is just not there. However we still needed a breath of fresh air after Babars monotonous leadership.

The answer was neither Imad nor Shadab or RIZWAN as captains.

We could have just continued with Shaheen. Not fair to drop him so soon.

 

[msb314]

I actually agree with @160KPH that it is unfair on SSA to be sacked after the basis of PSL performances and one T20 series against NZ. Very demoralizing and makes no sense from a cricketing perspective..

However @Mamoon is right. Babar is the undisputed brand ambassador of Pakistan cricket and no one would turn down the opportunity to be the captain and face of Pakistan cricket. It was inevitable.

Also @Savak @Rana @topspin @mominsaigol @Slim. I see lots of stats being thrown about regarding how many tournaments we have lost, win loss ratios etc. but the fact of the matter is we are a mediocre team who actually punched above our weight in the 2021 WorldT20, Asia Cup and 2022 WorldT20. The 2023 World Cup was a true reflection of our ability - 5th place and no captain can change that..If you don’t believe please also shows stats regarding our ICC tournament / Asia Cup performance from 2000-onwards and the W/L ratio of each captain I. Pretty sure you will be surprised by the results .. Don’t expect Brentford to play like FC Barcelona if captains are changed lol

Also there are a few posts about 2025 CT which are totally irrelevant to this thread..No PCB chairman nor captain will make that call nor influence that decision. It will be made at the highest levels of the Govt since the PCB Chairman is just a glorified placeholder..

 

[YousafTheBeast]

You can be a Babar fan and still be against his appointment as captain, I’ve yet to see one Babarian who holds this position.

Let’s also not forget that under Babar’s captaincy we saw a downgrade in our teams overall fitness, and that’s on the captain for being too laid back. So, if you’re a fan of Babar being re-appointed as captain then you have no right to talk about the fitness of the team.

Lastly, there’s rumours going around that Sethi will be back after the WT20, things will change and I’m sure Sethi will want to bring in his own choice of captain. Babar has put his career on the line here, knowing the instability of the PCB, he should’ve been aware that there’s no way he’ll remain a long term captain unless we win tournaments.

 

[TheSultan]

The C in PCB stands for comedy.

Nope it stands for something else - I cannot repeat while fasting

 

[TheSultan]

I am out of the loop here, so someone help me. After the ceremonious “resignation” / “removal”. What has babar done to deserve the captaincy back?

Has he overnight developed the following?

Personality transplant?

Guts?

Cricketing brain?

Some presence?

A new hairstyle?

What has actually happened?

 

[Slim]

Louder than words..

 

[Shafi]

You can be a Babar fan and still be against his appointment as captain, I’ve yet to see one Babarian who holds this position.

Let’s also not forget that under Babar’s captaincy we saw a downgrade in our teams overall fitness, and that’s on the captain for being too laid back. So, if you’re a fan of Babar being re-appointed as captain then you have no right to talk about the fitness of the team.

Lastly, there’s rumours going around that Sethi will be back after the WT20, things will change and I’m sure Sethi will want to bring in his own choice of captain. Babar has put his career on the line here, knowing the instability of the PCB, he should’ve been aware that there’s no way he’ll remain a long term captain unless we win tournaments.

Heard it before. He has a strong support from Media and politicians. Even if we out in first round he will remain captain may be 1/2 series break. Coaches will be scapegoat along with selectors at best. He will lead 2025 CT as a white ball captain.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Heard it before. He has a strong support from Media and politicians. Even if we out in first round he will remain captain may be 1/2 series break. Coaches will be scapegoat along with selectors at best. He will lead 2025 CT as a white ball captain.

I’m willing to bet my house on Babar being sacked before the CT25.

 

[Slim]

I’m willing to bet my house on Babar being sacked before the CT25.

And this time he will be dropped from the team as well.

 

[Slim]

News coming in from Shaheen’s camp allegedly that his quote in the PCB press release is not his own and that PCB did not even contact him. He was sleeping after opening his fast and just saw the news. Apparently strong reaction expected.

 

[Rana]

Shaheen’s statement released without his consent or knowledge

What are these guys doing?

 

[Rana]

It wouldn’t surprise me if Shaheen, Fakhar, Imad, Amir, Rizwan, Shadab and Rauf form a pact…and then sign some sort of paper that they swear they will not play under the captaincy of Babar.

What will this lead to? Naqvi will just sack them all.

Babar can take his Peshawar Zalmi Pakistan squad to the World Cup.

 

[msb314]

You can be a Babar fan and still be against his appointment as captain, I’ve yet to see one Babarian who holds this position.

Let’s also not forget that under Babar’s captaincy we saw a downgrade in our teams overall fitness, and that’s on the captain for being too laid back. So, if you’re a fan of Babar being re-appointed as captain then you have no right to talk about the fitness of the team.

Lastly, there’s rumours going around that Sethi will be back after the WT20, things will change and I’m sure Sethi will want to bring in his own choice of captain. Babar has put his career on the line here, knowing the instability of the PCB, he should’ve been aware that there’s no way he’ll remain a long term captain unless we win tournaments.

Fitness is the responsibility of each individual player. The captain cannot babysit everyone..

 

[pakistani pride]

View attachment 142974

Louder than words..

Post of the year. For all those Babar fans, just look at the stats, its over a period of 3 years. Conclusion is, Babar always gets exposed on the big stage. In between he can stat pad vs B and C teams.

These figures are beyond pathetic. Seriously the most over rated Pak player ever.

 

[Human786]

It wouldn’t surprise me if Shaheen, Fakhar, Imad, Amir, Rizwan, Shadab and Rauf form a pact…and then sign some sort of paper that they swear they will not play under the captaincy of Babar.

What will this lead to? Naqvi will just sack them all.

Babar can take his Peshawar Zalmi Pakistan squad to the World Cup.

yeh touh next level hai in 2024 - aapka Rizzu aisa kabhi nahi karega

 

[Rana]

yeh touh next level hai in 2024 - aapka Rizzu aisa kabhi nahi karega

Why not? He is more entitled to lead Pakistan than Babar. That’s a truth.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

worst decision by the PCB is to appoint Babar Azam as captain again. They should have gone for Rizwan if change was that much needed.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

You can be a Babar fan and still be against his appointment as captain, I’ve yet to see one Babarian who holds this position.

Let’s also not forget that under Babar’s captaincy we saw a downgrade in our teams overall fitness, and that’s on the captain for being too laid back. So, if you’re a fan of Babar being re-appointed as captain then you have no right to talk about the fitness of the team.

Lastly, there’s rumours going around that Sethi will be back after the WT20, things will change and I’m sure Sethi will want to bring in his own choice of captain. Babar has put his career on the line here, knowing the instability of the PCB, he should’ve been aware that there’s no way he’ll remain a long term captain unless we win tournaments.

I fall into this category. Big Babar fan but he was a woeful skipper. PCB have really unfairly treated SSA.

I'm not a fan of him as captain but part of me admires his sheer ruthlessness in dealing with people who stand in his way. Somehow this quiet guy sweeps aside anyone who stands in his path time and time again. You gotta call him King Babar if you want to succeed in Pakistan cricket.

Basically Babar is the Putin of Pak cricket.

 

[Human786]

Why not? He is more entitled to lead Pakistan than Babar. That’s a truth.

he is ambitious & your most valuable T20 player - I give you that biradar but such revolt will not go well with his genial preacher image , what say ?

 

[pakistani pride]

Copy Paste from another poster, but can all the folks supporting Babar the great comment on the below facts:

 

[160KPH]

So apparently Shaheen did not write that statement and PCB released it without his permission?

He’s apparently expected to give a response shortly.

If true, completely terrible mismanagement by the PCB.

 

[Slim]

While we were sleeping, Zalmi was busy doing anti-Shaheen propaganda. We all know the pitiful tweets that Javed Afridi did when IU won the PSL final. While every team congratulated them. Javed was busy shouting about how Babar is the captain and what not.



Javed Afridi has bad blood with Shahid Afridi. This whole story might have angles that have not even been explored before.

 

[Rana]

it’s all kicking off now apparently in Kakul

 

[Rana]

Pakistan Army training centre might turn into a hell in a cell!

Worst kind of place to be stuck in with a military surrounding and toxic atmosphere

 

[RidiculousMan]

Why does it seem like it was a plan of PCB to break unity of the core group?

 

[Slim]

Why does it seem like it was a plan of PCB to break unity of the core group?

Who said this core group was ever united? Hell, what even is this unity thing? They are supposed to be professionals. Yet what they all engage is in politics and leg pulling.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Who said this core group was ever united? Hell, what even is this unity thing? They are supposed to be professionals. Yet what they all engage is in politics and leg pulling.

They have been united. The core group I'm talking about (Shaheen, Rizwan, Shadab, etc) ever since at least Babar took the captaincy first.

Compare this to the past years of Pakistan Cricket. This has been incredibly stable. So much so that even when Shadab was made captain for the Afghanistan series. He remained loyal to his captain Babar.

The politics and the fighting news that you see comes from PCB and their lifafas. These core players have shown immense resistance and strength over the years against the tyranny that is PCB.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Fitness is the responsibility of each individual player. The captain cannot babysit everyone..

The whole point of a captain is to lead by example, if the leader of the team isn’t pushing a fitness culture then who does?

If your captain is eating biryani all the time and has a beer belly then don’t you think the rest will follow suit?

 

[Rana]

Shaheen removed Saya from his Instagram handle too. Surprisingly, Saya haven’t milked the situation yet by congratulating Babar for becoming captain either.

Weird, weird plot

 

[Rana]

As per a cricket correspondent Shaheen Afridi is expected to release a statement very shortly denying that the PCB spoke to him for the quotes attributed to him on the PCB's website.

 

[Mamoon]

You promised to apologise to Naqvi

I will apologize to him if he sacks Masood and blocks the return of Amir and Imad.

If not - he needs to apologize to Pakistani fans.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Shaheen removed Saya from his Instagram handle too. Surprisingly, Saya haven’t milked the situation yet by congratulating Babar for becoming captain either.

Weird, weird plot

I saw that tweet too, had to check his IG but I can still see Saya on his handle.

 

[160KPH]

Shaheen removed Saya from his Instagram handle too. Surprisingly, Saya haven’t milked the situation yet by congratulating Babar for becoming captain either.

Weird, weird plot

No he hasn’t, it’s still there? You can check for yourself.

 

[Rana]

I saw that tweet too, had to check his IG but I can still see Saya on his handle.

You are right. Maybe the Pakistani journalists are spreading false news

 

[gazza619]

Well whatever it takes to keep the ordinary Shadab out of captaincy.

There are only two leaders among these men of cake cutters. Bobby & Riz.

 

[Rana]

Well whatever it takes to keep the ordinary Shadab out of captaincy.

There are only two leaders among these men of cake cutters. Bobby & Riz.

The two biggest pieces of cake themselves

 

[YousafTheBeast]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774485792104042952

Shaheen and Babar share the same agent, does he attack PCB through Shaheen and then Thank PCB through Babar’s account lol?

 

[Savak]

If only Babar had not been selfish, this whole thing could have been averted, all he needed to do was to say no and end of story but no he saw a finger and took the whole hand.

 

[Savak]

This whole thing is so disgraceful and embarrassing. The Indian media is having a field day over how blatantly Babar put his selfish interests and desires first over doing the right thing. The PCB did not force him to say yes, they would have happily accepted a no from him but he couldn't resist the opening of opportunism and selfishness.

 

[Mamoon]

If only Babar had not been selfish, this whole thing could have been averted, all he needed to do was to say no and end of story but no he saw a finger and took the whole hand.

Why should Babar say no?

You and others are in dire need of some burnol. You have been on fire since morning.

Babar is the rightful captain of Pakistan and 2025 can’t come soon enough before he takes back the Test captaincy as well from the worst batsman in Pakistan history.

 

[Rana]

This whole thing is so disgraceful and embarrassing. The Indian media is having a field day over how blatantly Babar put his selfish interests and desires first over doing the right thing. The PCB did not force him to say yes, they would have happily accepted a no from him but he couldn't resist the opening of opportunism and selfishness.

It’s plain and simple

Those 6-7 players I listed above need to take an oath they will not play under Babar. I wouldn’t rule this out, it has happened in the past in Pakistan cricket.

 

[Mamoon]

It’s plain and simple

Those 6-7 players I listed above need to take an oath they will not play under Babar. I wouldn’t rule this out, it has happened in the past in Pakistan cricket.

But we can rule it out because you can’t get anything right these days.

 

[Mamoon]

This whole thing is so disgraceful and embarrassing. The Indian media is having a field day over how blatantly Babar put his selfish interests and desires first over doing the right thing. The PCB did not force him to say yes, they would have happily accepted a no from him but he couldn't resist the opening of opportunism and selfishness.

Nothing is more embarrassing and disgraceful than a 35 year old with an average of 28 after 66 innings becoming the Test captain. @topspin