Shoaib Malik on Babar: He should quit captaincy and focus just as a player

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has advised PAK Skipper Babar Azam to quit captaincy and focus on his own game.

Shoaib Malik told Geo Sports –

“If I was in Babar’s place, or those people who guide him, they should tell him that Babar should quit captaincy. And focus just as a player. Pakistan team will also benefit from this.” Malik also framed his thoughts on the issue by bringing in the culture of cricket in Pakistan.

Malik added – “I feel for him to improve as a leader, it will take a lot of time. But we are in such a culture, where we want overnight results. Whoever is guiding him, please guide him to quit captaincy. He will break all sorts of records and the pressure will be only on his own cricket.”

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Malik believes that people mix Babar’s batting and captaincy and he is judged harshly.

Shoaib Malik further said –

“I will say one thing. We are mixing his individual batting performance and leadership. We shouldn’t do that. Both are separate. But when we judge him when team loses, and his performances are also dragged. We shouldn’t do that. It’s a team game. In the past, one player could win the match but game has changed now. It needs team work.”