Pakistan has been facing severe criticism for their 0-3 clean sweep defeat to England in the home Test series earlier this week.
Second series defeat in Pakistan’s home Test series
In the final Test of the series in Karachi, the side suffered an 8-wicket defeat, leading to growing criticism of Babar Azam’s captaincy – particularly in the longest format. This is the second series defeat in Pakistan’s home Test series; Earlier this year, Australia defeated the team 1-0 in the three-match series as well.
While former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi came out in support of Babar on Wednesday, another former cricketer Sikandar Bakht came down heavily on the 28-year-old Pakistan star’s leadership skills.
Sikander Bakht said on GEO Super –
“Our captain has no idea how to lead the team. He selects the team, I saw in this Test that he picked Salman Agha as a batsman when he is actually an all-rounder. Stokes used Joe Root as a part-time bowler in this series and our captain forgot everything.”
“He didn’t give Iftikhar an over in three consecutive matches at one go, and then suddenly gave him all four overs in a crucial match.”
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Bakht further added – “It is a huge issue. We have to seriously see whether Babar is even fit to captain or not. Rizwan is also an issue for us. And our issues are increasing.”
