ICC World Cup 2023
\n Islamabad
\nPakistan team have failed to perform in accordance with expectations. Former Pakistan cricketer and renowned commentator Ramiz Raja has made a shocking revelation about skipper Babar Azam with the Men in Green on the brink of World Cup exit.
\nNew Zealand\u2019s win against Sri Lanka on Thursday has made Pakistan\u2019s path to the World Cup semi-finals \u2014 which was already difficult \u2014 nearly impossible as they require a massive win over England in their last match today.
\nIf Pakistan bat first against England, they would have to beat them by 287 runs. If Pakistan bowl first, they need to dismiss England for 50 runs and chase the target in two overs or 100 runs in three overs.
\nSpeaking ahead of the match, Raja, who met Azam yesterday, said that the Pakistan captain is depressed and frustrated since his side won\u2019t be able to qualify for the semis of the World Cup.
\n\u201cI was doing a show for the ICC at the nets and we met by chance. There were no specific plans for this meeting with Babar,\u201d Raja told a local news channel. \u201cBabar looked depressed and sounded frustrated because Pakistan have failed to qualify for the semi-final of the World Cup.\u201d
\nRaja also said that drastic changes are not necessary in Pakistan cricket after the World Cup debacle.
\n\u201cBabar is a mature captain with a good temperament who handles his anger very well. Pakistan cricket team is losing and people passing comments is unbearable. If I was in place of Babar, I would\u2019ve given harsh answers in press conferences. I think as a critic we need to introspect,\u201d said Raja.
\n\u201cPakistan Cricket has no system like India or Australia who\u2019ve a great back-up talent. We are bound to utilise current bunch of players carefully.
\n\u201cThere is no need of drastic changes. Pakistan cricket needs time to move forward. I felt bad after talking to him [Babar].\u201d
\nHowever, Raja didn\u2019t share his conversation with Azam about the latter\u2019s future as captain of Pakistan in all formats of the game.
\n\u201cBabar shared with me [about captaincy] but this was a private conversation between us and I don\u2019t want to make it public,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ICC World Cup 2023 Islamabad Pakistan team have failed to perform in accordance with expectations. Former Pakistan cricketer and renowned commentator Ramiz Raja has made a shocking revelation about skipper Babar Azam with the Men in Green on the brink of World Cup exit. New Zealand\u2019s win against Sri Lanka on Thursday has made Pakistan\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-367706","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n