Following the World Cup, Pakistan is slated to embark on a tour of Australia. Moreover, preparations are important for the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
A rising consensus inside the Pakistan Cricket Board means that Babar Azam has had his alternative to show his captaincy mettle and has fallen brief in delivering the anticipated outcomes.
Regardless of their latest setbacks, together with a defeat to Afghanistan on Monday, Pakistan nonetheless has 4 extra league video games remaining within the World Cup, offering them with a possibility to safe a spot within the semifinals.
“Provided that Pakistan can stage a miracle and win all their remaining matches to qualify for the semi-finals of this World Cup does Babar stand any likelihood of surviving as captain and even then he is likely to be relegated to skipper in simply the purple ball format,” one dependable supply near the developments stated.
The supply stated that the knives have been out for Babar and he would possibly as properly announce his resignation as captain if the workforce returns residence with out enjoying within the World Cup semifinals.
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“It’s over for Babar as a result of he has been given unbridled energy and authority as captain and extra importantly he has at all times had gamers of his selection within the workforce.
“There has by no means been any try to cut back his authority and so he’s now being held solely liable for the Asia Cup and World Cup defeats,” the supply added.
He famous that even for the Asia Cup and World Cup, regardless of recommendation from former captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez to make some adjustments for the occasion in India, Babar had received all of the 18 gamers he requested for and chief selector, Inzamam-ul-Haq had additionally supported him utterly.
“The PCB Chairman, Zaka Ashraf ignored the recommendation of Misbah and Hafeez and another former gamers whom he consulted as Babar was adamant he did not need adjustments within the workforce for the World Cup,” the supply stated.
Misbah additionally confirmed on a tv channel that he had suggested Babar to incorporate thriller spinner Abrar Ahmed within the World Cup however Babar refused and solely agreed to take him as a travelling reserve to India.
The attention-grabbing half is that lobbies for the attainable candidates together with Sarfaraz, Shaheen, Rizwan and Shan Masood have began their work to get their candidate chosen as captain with the board now more likely to title totally different captains for the purple and white ball codecs.
“Sarfaraz would possibly win the nod to captain the Take a look at and ODI sides once more whereas Shaheen could get an opportunity to be the T20 captain,” the supply added. Sarfaraz is at the moment not a part of the World Cup squad.
The supply additionally disclosed that the assist workers of Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn, Mornie Merkel, Andrew Puttick and supervisor Rehan ul Haq are additionally below the scanner and shall be requested to step down after the World Cup.
“They’re very shiny possibilities that Pakistan could have a brand new teaching workers and captain after they embark on the Take a look at tour of Australia and for the white ball collection in New Zealand after the WC,” the supply stated.
The supply stated that the board was additionally not proud of studies leaking out of some variations and disputes within the dressing room, one thing that PCB rubbished on Monday.
Babar was initially named T20 captain in late 2019 however by 2021 he had taken over captaincy of all three codecs.
(With PTI Inputs)
