Former Pakistan stalwarts Javed Miandad and Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday lashed out on the nation’s cricket board for “forcing” Babar Azam to step down from captaincy and for not exhibiting respect to the gamers after the World Cup debacle.
Miandad, considered certainly one of Pakistan’s all-time finest batters, additionally questioned among the choices taken by the administration committee operating the game within the nation, together with the appointment of Muhammad Hafeez as group director and Wahab Riaz as chief selector. “There was no must take away Babar from the captaincy. They’ve acted in haste and within the course of additionally proven no respect for a participant like Babar,” Miandad advised PTI in an interview.
Miandad mentioned Babar remained the way forward for Pakistan cricket and he had been badly handled by the Board.
“Didn’t different groups lose within the World Cup or carry out badly? Are their captains being handled the way in which Babar has been handled?” Minadad requested.
He famous that the haphazard choices taken by the PCB would solely hurt Pakistan cricket in the long term.
“The board performed a giant function in disturbing the group in the course of the World Cup with its video games on the sidelines and the right factor would have been to stay with Babar and provides him extra group as he’s our greatest participant,” the previous nice mentioned.
Miandad questioned how the Pakistan dressing room would now be after the appointment of Riaz and Hafeez of their respective posts. Each performed within the final PSL and Babar was Riaz’s captain within the Peshawar franchise.
“I don’t perceive the logic behind appointing simply retired or junior gamers as director Pakistan group, head coach or chief selectors. What is that this Board doing? “In a rustic the place there are such a lot of revered and senior gamers, how can they appoint Muhammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz and Sohail Tanvir.” Miandad additionally felt that Babar was a really tremendous batsman and he simply wanted to tremendous tune himself.
“There are some errors he’s making in his stance and on the crease which could be sorted out and he will likely be scoring huge runs once more. If ever he wants my assist I’m there for him.
“He can at all times ask me to spend time with him within the nets. But when anybody doesn’t wish to use our expertise that’s as much as him.” Akhtar was additionally upset at Babar stepping down as captain.
“Babar is our greatest participant and if you present religion with him for 3-4 years, give him one other 12 months or so I’m positive he’ll turn into a greater captain. However this isn’t the fitting time to pressure him out as skipper,” mentioned the previous quick bowler.
Akhrat lamented on the method the Board had handled Babar all through the World Cup.
“They put a lot strain on him it was unreal.”