Shoaib Malik criticized Babar Azam’s captaincy, saying that he has not seen growth or development in Babar’s leadership skills over the past four years. Malik’s comments came after Pakistan’s loss to the USA in the T20 World Cup 2024. The former skipper, who played under Babar’s captaincy in the 2021 T20 World Cup, believes that Babar’s approach to captaincy is rigid and inflexible. Pakistan, who were the runners-up of T20 World Cup 2022, were handed a crushing defeat by the US in their opening game at the ongoing edition. Azam Khan was sent back to the pavilion on a golden duck as Shadab Khan and Babar Azam helped Pakistan reach a respectable total.

Source: India Today June 09, 2024 09:33 UTC