New Delhi. Pakistan’s performance under the leadership of Babar Azam has not been anything special in the World Cup 2023. The team managed to win only 4 out of 9 matches and were eliminated from the tournament. The Pakistan team failed to make it to the semi-finals of the third ODI World Cup in a row. Pakistan team has reached home. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Amir has hit Babar hard. He said that the captain is more responsible than the system for the poor performance. Our system has been there before and even then the team became champions in 1992. Aamir also praised former Indian captain MS Dhoni. Talking about the World Cup 2023, India, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa have made it to the finals.
Speaking to Geo News, Mohammad Amir said that 5 and 6 people were given the responsibility of running Pakistan cricket. Captain is also included in it. We won the World Cup in 1992 under the captaincy of Imran Khan, the system was like that. We reached the final in 1999 as well. We won T20 World Cup in 2009 and Champions Trophy in 2017 with this system. In such a situation more responsibility of win and loss falls on the captain. It is known that Babar Azam could not score a single century in World Cup 2023.
Jadeja and Ashwin were given a chance
Mohammad Amir said that we say MS Dhoni changed Indian cricket, but he never changed the system. People were saying how long they will keep giving chances to Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin. And now we say that Jadeja is the best all-rounder in the world. MS Dhoni performed best. It is known that both R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are playing in the World Cup 2023. Jadeja has also been fantastic with the ball so far.
There is nothing wrong with the system
Mohammad Amir said that Babar Azam has been the captain for the last 4 years. He has built his own team on his own. English captain Jos Buttler is not part of our system, so why did England play so badly? Does England’s system also need a change? Eoin Morgan said after the 2015 defeat that I want to play a special brand of cricket, I want these 25 players.
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Mohammad Amir said that the system has always been the same, only the captain has changed his mindset. Unless the mindset of the captain changes, the system cannot do anything. Was it the system that asked Babar not to play Abrar Ahmed or to bench Fakhar after the first match. It is known that Fakhar was thrown out after the first match. After this, when he got the chance, he scored a quick century against New Zealand. Talking about the World Cup 2023, India and New Zealand will face each other in the first semi-final while Australia and South Africa will face each other in the second semi-final. The final will be played on November 19.
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Tags: Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir, MS Dhoni, World Cup 2023
First published: November 13, 2023, 15:43 IST