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Pakistan was bedridden only in the league stage of ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The Babar Azam-led Pakistani team finished fifth in the points table and crashed out of the semi-finals. Pakistan has won only four out of nine matches. Pakistani captain and players are being heavily criticized. Many former cricketers and cricket experts have suggested a radical change in the Pakistan team. Meanwhile, former Indian batsman and commentator Mohammad Kaif has expressed his opinion about the poor performance of the Babar Brigade.
Kaifa says that captain Babar, fast bowler Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf do not have the aura of former captain Wasim Akram, former fast bowler Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar. He said that the current Pakistan team looked a little too soft. Kaif wrote on social media platform X on Monday, “Looks like this Pakistan team was too soft. His fast bowlers were very good. Wasim, Waqar, Shoaib were dangerous. They will stare and even sled. Babar, Shaheen, Rauf did not have such aura. They looked very friendly. ”
It is worth mentioning that Pakistan defeated Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and New Zealand in the World Cup. At the same time, Babur’s brigade had to face defeat at the hands of India, Australia, Afghanistan, South Africa and England. Pakistan played the last league match against England and lost by 93 runs. After this match, Babar said, I am very disappointed with the performance. Had we won the match against South Africa, the story would have been different. We have made mistakes in bowling, batting and fielding. Our spinners did not take wickets. This has had a big impact. If the spinners are not taking wickets in the middle overs then you have to struggle.