Pakistan cricket crew’s participant Babar Azam (L) and Mohammad Rizwan share a second. — ICC/File
Former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez has raised questions over the choice of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan within the nationwide cricket crew, pointing to their steady poor efficiency lately.
Talking on a neighborhood YouTube channel, Hafeez clarified that key gamers are those that win matches and lately, each Rizwan and Babar have didn’t ship match successful performances.
“Calling them key players would be wrong and unfair. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are not Pakistan cricket’s key players at the moment. Key players are those who win matches for Pakistan.
“If we look at the past year and a half to two years, the players showing consistent performance are Salman Ali Agha, Saeem Ayub and Hasan Nawaz. Why aren’t we talking about them? They are the current players winning matches for Pakistan,” he mentioned.
Hafeez additionally questioned Babar and Rizwan’s place within the crew, saying they should justify their spots as gamers.
“I think Babar and Rizwan need to be concerned about their positions in the team. They need to prove themselves as good players first; key players come later. Both were good in the past, but now they are not delivering results,” he remarked.
He suggested each to regain type and criticised the performances of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi as nicely.
“Both need to be fully involved in the game, otherwise results won’t come. The same goes for Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi, they are also not giving match winning performances for Pakistan,” he added.
Hafeez emphasised that Pakistan cricket doesn’t want large names however gamers who can carry out persistently for the following decade.
“We should focus on players who can contribute for the next 10–15 years. Our media criticises one or two players and hypes one or two others, which is wrong. We need to talk about those who are actually performing,” he famous.
He additional criticised gamers for failing Pakistan cricket on the sphere whereas having sturdy PR campaigns on social media. Hafeez urged the PCB to take motion.
“If we want to improve Pakistan cricket, those in the AC rooms and those executing plans on the ground must address these issues promptly,” he concluded.
