The biggest talking point right now is Pakistan and their abysmal performance in the ongoing T20 World Cup that has left fans and critics aghast. TEST Shoaib Malik, the former Pakistan captain has also revealed his opinion on this issue which is actually very surprising. Malik took some raw words regarding Babar Azam leadership and said about himself that he would have quit captaincy at once if he were Azam.
Captains Dilemma
Former captain of Pakistan’s cricket team, Sahibzada Mohammad Amir Malik, also spoke out against the team’s poor performance in the World Cup and the main outstanding issue – the lack of fight and undesire in the team. Malik also expressed dissatisfaction over Babar’s leadership. He said that if he were in Babar’s shoes, I would not have hesitated to resign from the captaincy post after performing poorly in the tournament. My dear man, “You cannot just sit in your chair and watch your team perform in that manner you have to act and resign.”
Lack Of Tactical Acumen
Malik also accused Azam of not being able to make the right decisions at the right time, as well as being a bad decision maker on the field. This episode was another confrontation where as a coach Malik believes that ‘‘I don’t think Babar was making the right calls on the field He was trying to play it safe but very little in this world is achieved without taking risks and being bold’. ‘The team requires an undertaking of calculated risk and the power of decision at the most appropriate juncture.’
Leadership Crises
Pakistan have been suffering from leadership crisis after the said criticism, many fans and experts have vehemently criticized Azam over his capacity to lead the team. By contributing his inputs, it is yet to be seen if Malik’s comments will torpedo Azam or not. Thus, at the moment, Pakistani cricket has posted itself to be in a serious leadership void and there is somebody who must take this team by the scruff of the neck.
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