As Pakistan’s World Cup 2023 campaign is underway, the Green Shirts’ heartbreaking loss to Afghanistan has left former Pakistani cricketers disappointed. Former Pakistani pace bowler Aqib Javed expressed his frustration regarding the potential change in the captaincy of the Pakistan team.
During his appearance on a local sports show, Aqib Javed recommended that Shaheen Afridi should be appointed as the new captain of the Pakistan team after the World Cup.
Aaqib said, “Pakistan Cricket Team needs a new captain after World Cup who can bring aggression to the players.”
He added, “I will recommend Shaheen Afridi for making such a decision in the PSL (Pakistan Super League), which Babar Azam cannot even think of.”
The truth has been spoken!
It is the right time for us to reimagine our future in cricket. pic.twitter.com/9N9a0rGDJ5— Out of Context Pakistan (@Umairiology) October 23, 2023
It should be noted that this is the first time ever that Men in Green lost to Afghanistan in ODIs.
This defeat upset most Pakistani fans and former cricketers very deeply. The strength of the Pakistan team is its bowling, and it’s not clicking in this mega event. They could not manage to defend the 283 target against Afghanistan, which has resulted in Pakistan team on the verge of a knockout in the group stages once again.
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Not having the pressure of captaincy might also improve BAbar’s batting performance, especially against tougher oppositions. Good idea to test another camptain. If he wants to be a Kohli type batsman maybe he should also leave captaincy just like Kohli.
First it should be investigated that why the bowling performance of Shaheen Shah and his close buddy Haris Rauf is below par during this world cup.
Thorough investigation must be made that why they are performing poorly. They want to replace Babar and install Shaheen as the captain or there are other reasons? . All angles must be investigated before handing over captaincy to Shaheen.