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Former chief selector of Pakistani cricket team Mohammad Wasim has called Babar Azam stubborn. Not only this, Wasim claimed that 4 coaches had identified a group of players in the team as having a detrimental influence. Described him as a cancer and warned that Pakistan would struggle to win with him in the team.
Wasim also talked about the experience and difficulties of working with Babar as Chief Selector. The 46-year-old former cricketer said- ‘Babar was very stubborn and often opposed the changes in the team suggested by the selection committee.’ At present, Babar Azam is part of the Pakistani team in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, although his performance has been poor. He could score only 64 runs in four innings of 2 matches.
Babar Azam’s performance against Bangladesh was not special. He could score only 64 runs in 4 innings.
Highlights of Wasim…
- It was difficult to explain the benefits of the changes to Babur. He was very stubborn and I crossed my limits to get him to agree with a few calls. He was not ready to accept the changes.
- The atmosphere in the dressing room was bad because of some players. I tried to remove him as chief selector, but the team management brought him back.
- I won’t name names, but 4 coaches told me that a group of players are cancer to the team. If they are part of the team, Pakistan cannot win.
Babar’s captaincy is under question
After being out of T20 World Cup-2024, questions are being raised on the captaincy of Babar Azam. PCB made Babar Azam the captain of all formats in 2020. Under the captaincy of Babar, the team reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021 and the final of 2022. But, then after the team’s poor performance in the ODI World Cup 2023, he resigned from the post of captain.
Although, the board had returned the captaincy of white-ball cricket to Babar Azam before the T20 World Cup 2024, but the team’s performance was disappointing. Pakistan was eliminated after the group stage round after losing matches against India and America.
Pakistan team was out of the league round in T-20 World Cup 2024.
Wasim removed by PCB in December-2022
Wasim was removed from the post of chief selector by the Pakistan Cricket Board in December 2022. He became the Chief Selector in December 2020. Currently, Wasim is working as the head coach of Pakistan women’s team.
Wasim is currently the coach of Pakistan women’s cricket team.
