Pakistan squad\u2019s skipper faces bashing from veteran Ahmed Shehzad over performance in World Cup matches
\n Islamabad
\nPakistan cricketer Imam-ul Haq defended Pakistan squad\u2019s captain Babar Azam after he got bashed by veteran Ahmed Shehzad for his \u201cunimpressive\u201d performance during the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.
\nImam, who is also one of the panelists in Haarna Mana Hai, alongside cricket veterans Shehzad and Imran Nazir, highlighted that the element of respect should not be ignored while commenting on the performance of the team.
\n\u201cHe\u2019s your captain, you don\u2019t want to consider him as a captain it\u2019s fine. The world has made him the king, you haven\u2019t,\u201d said Imam, juxtaposing the criticism towards Babar with that of batter Azam Khan\u2019s body shaming.
\nImam emphasised that Babar should be respected for his services for the team and the fact that he has played 250 international matches.
\nImam maintained that Babar\u2019s statistics from the last 20 matches should not overshadow his statistics over the last 250 matches while denying to justify the lack of performance by the Pakistan\u2019s captain. Moreover, he stressed on respecting his contribution.
\n\u201cIs there anyone who have been the number one in Pakistan\u2019s ODI ranking as well as in the T20I,\u201d said the batter.
\nHe added: \u201cAll of us have played for Pakistan and all of us have the right to criticise. None of us are satisfied with the team\u2019s performance against India, but remember that the element of respect should not be ignored.\u201d
\nOver the criticism by Ahmed who termed Babar a \u201cfake king\u201d, the left-handed batter expressed his opinion, comparing his own statistics with him during the show on Wednesday.
\n\u201cI feel I could\u2019ve done better than those stats. But your (Babar\u2019s) stats are worse than mine… You\u2019ve faced 205 balls in powerplays in T20 World Cups, but you haven\u2019t managed to hit one six!\u201d said the veteran.
\nAhmed added while criticising the Pakistan captain: \u201cYou destroyed the entire domestic structure. You sacrificed good performers in domestic cricket to adjust your friends in the team.\u201d
\nImam further added that Babar is not concerned with all the criticism he is receiving and does not have time to retaliate over it.
\n\u201cWe are here to talk about cricket on Geo News, I\u2019m not interested in discussing Babar only, there are more things to discuss,\u201d said the cricketer, urging fellow athletes to respect everyone regardless of their position in the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan squad\u2019s skipper faces bashing from veteran Ahmed Shehzad over performance in World Cup matches Islamabad Pakistan cricketer Imam-ul Haq defended Pakistan squad\u2019s captain Babar Azam after he got bashed by veteran Ahmed Shehzad for his \u201cunimpressive\u201d performance during the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. Imam, who is also one of the panelists in Haarna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-413028","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n