Although Pakistan made it to the final of the T20 World Cup Down Under, Babar had a tournament to forget with the bat. He scored just 124 runs from seven innings at an appalling strike rate of 92.23.
Speaking to SAMAA TV, Shahid Afridi explained why Babar Azam needs to stop letting his batting get affected by the captaincy, not just for Pakistan but also in the PSL for his new franchise Peshawar Zalmi. He said:
Shahid Afridi on Babar Azam’s replacement as Pakistan captain in the shortest format
Shahid Afridi wants Babar Azam to continue leading the team in the longer formats. He feels players like Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan and even Shan Masood are good enough to take the reins from the current captain in the shortest format.
On this, Afridi stated:
Babar struggled to produce results as the Karachi Kings skipper, so it will be interesting to see whether he captains his new team Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 2023. Questions are also being raised about his batting position, as many former players have come out and said that Babar is better suited at No. 3.
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