New Delhi. Big news is coming regarding Pakistan cricket. Babar Azam may step down from captaincy of ODI and T20 team after poor performance in World Cup 2023. He was going to make the announcement in India during the World Cup itself, but will now take a decision after returning home. Talking about the tournament, Pakistan team has now won only 4 out of 8 matches played. It is impossible for him to reach the semi-finals. The team will face England in its last match today. Pakistan also had to face defeat against Afghanistan in the World Cup. Babar has not scored a single century in the World Cup so far. He was also the number-1 ODI batsman for over 2 years. But after a poor performance in the World Cup, Shubman Gill has taken away the number-1 position from him.
According to Geo News, Babar Azam may leave white ball cricket. Sources said that Babar Azam has also sought advice from former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja and close people. There was also a discussion between Ramiz Raja and Babar at Kolkata’s Eden Garden on Friday. According to the information, Babar Azam will also discuss the captaincy with his close people. He has also taken advice from them in the past, especially from his father. It is known that former cricketers from Moeen Khan to Shoaib Malik have talked about taking the captaincy from Babar.
Give up the captaincy of all three formats
According to reports, people close to Babar Azam have asked him to step down from the captaincy of all three formats following comments from the PCB and former cricketers. The source said that the team is scheduled to play the next Test series in Australia. There they may face challenges. In such a situation, he has been asked to give up the captaincy of all three formats. As for World Cup 2023, Pakistan lost to India, Australia, South Africa and Afghanistan. While the team was able to register wins against Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
A team can reach up to 10 points
Pakistan still has a chance to reach 10 points. The team currently has 8 points from 8 matches and is ranked 5th in the points table. If the team beats England today, they will get 2 more points. New Zealand have 10 points from 9 matches and are fourth in the table, but the net run rate is far behind Pakistan. If the team bats first against England today, they will have to win by 287 runs. If Pakistan bowl first they will have to bowl England out for 50 runs and chase down the target in 2 overs.
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29-year-old Babar Azam has scored 282 runs at an average of 40 in 8 innings in World Cup 2023. Scored 4 half centuries. 74 runs is the best performance. While Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan have scored centuries for the Pakistan team.
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First published: November 11, 2023, 05:31 IST