Pakistan World Cup winner Mushtaq Ahmed praised under-fire Pakistan captain Babar Azam, and said that he requires contributions from the remainder of the gamers. He went on to ask that extra respect be proven in the direction of Babar. Babar and the remainder of the Pakistan workforce had been closely criticised by former gamers, specialists and followers as Pakistan crashed out of the 2024 T20 World Cup after the group stage. Nonetheless, Mushtaq Ahmed rushed to Babar’s defence, stating that he has elevated his aggression.
“Babar’s intent has undoubtedly modified previously yr. He has proven aggression in his batting. If an individual can enhance a lot, I believe that is sufficient,” Mushtaq mentioned to Cricket Pakistan.
“Different gamers even have an obligation to attain runs; they’ve a task to play too. If one particular person offers you a rating, however the remainder of our gamers do not go on to attain within the remaining 7-8 overs, then there’s an issue,” he added.
“This has been occurring for 3-4 years. They (different gamers besides Babar) solely rating when it does not make a big impression,” said Mushtaq.
Babar was Pakistan’s prime runscorer within the 2024 T20 World Cup, scoring 122 runs in 4 video games, however at a strike charge of simply 101.66. Mohammad Rizwan, who scored the second-most runs, had a strike charge of simply 90.90.
Mushtaq referred to as for individuals to respect Babar extra, and never overlook his contributions to Pakistan cricket.
“If we discuss Babar, there is a purpose why individuals respect him worldwide. He brings honour to Pakistan. I believe typically individuals are very laborious on him,” mentioned Mushtaq.
Babar Azam presently ranks amongst ICC’s prime 5 batsmen in all three codecs; No. 1 in ODIs, No. 3 in Assessments and No. 4 in T20Is.
Regardless of a rocky T20 World Cup marketing campaign, Babar is predicted to retain captaincy, with the ‘main surgical procedure’ earlier promised by Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi reportedly unlikely.
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