Former Pakistan cricketer explodes on Babar Azam’s captaincy post national side’s clean sweep against England
Babar Azam (Image Credit: Twitter)
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has been facing the heat since his side’s clean sweep against England at home. In the three-match Test series, the Three Lions beat Pakistan in all the games and created history while winning a Test series in the Asian country after 2000. Meanwhile, former Pakistan wicketkeeper batter, Kamran Akmal congratulated the Ben Stokes-led side before blasting on Azam’s captaincy.
The former wicketkeeper batter has said that visitors played well and winning a Test series in Pakistan is an achievement. On the other hand, the Lahore player also said that the England team exposed Pakistan’s cricket on the field. The 2008 Indian T20 League winner added that the stark difference between the two was the captaincy of Ben Stokes and Babar Azam.
“Any country that wins a series in Pakistan, it’s a big achievement for them. Very big achievement for England. They came after so long, it was a historical series and they made Pakistan a history. They told us, ‘we have exposed your cricket, your mentality, your system. Now, you take the decision on how to improve your cricket’. They played their own cricket.
“We know where we made mistakes. Those who made debut, did they deserve it? Did we play the XI according to pitch? The captaincy wasn’t perfect. You look at Ben Stokes’ captaincy and Babar’s captaincy… he has been Pakistan’s skipper for so long, at least have some maturity now, take better decisions. At least make your presence feel in the ground. There was nothing positive about him.”
Everyone talked about how England ‘dominated’ Pakistan: Kamran Akmal
Furthermore, Akmal also took a dig at Azam’s recent statements about ‘dominating’ England in the series. The former said that nobody, whether commentators, media, etc talked about how England dominated Pakistan.
“From the first Test till the last day of the series, every time there was a press conference, commentators and media, everyone was talking about how England dominated Pakistan. No one talked about us, no one praised us because we played with a negative approach,” said the wicketkeeper.
