pakistan captain Babar Azam Not a good time to lead the Men in Green in the Test format in 2022. The Pakistan team failed to win a single Test at home in 2022 in 8 attempts. In 2022, when they hosted Australia, England and New Zealand, their team drew a blank in the win column at home. Because of this, Azam is feeling the heat rising on him for captaining Pakistan in Test cricket.
On Monday, on the eve of the ODI series against New Zealand, the Pakistani batsman was asked by a reporter about his thoughts on stepping down from Test captaincy and focusing on becoming a batting great. A reporter asked, “You are on your way to becoming a great batsman. Players like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Saeed Anwar were great batsmen but not great captains. We haven’t won a single Test match in 2022 at home in 8 attempts. Do you think you should give up the Test captaincy to make your goal of becoming the greatest batsman easier?”
The Pakistan captain was left fuming over the relevance of the question with the upcoming white-ball assignment with New Zealand. He replied, I think now we are playing white ball series and test matches are over. So if you have any questions about this white-ball series, ask about it.”
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He was reportedly asked again about his captaincy and the Pakistani batsman gave a befitting reply. “I don’t need to prove myself to anyone. I know how I am doing. My focus is on doing well for Pakistan.” However, we know they have a very good team and it will be a tough series for both the teams.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board has seen a series of changes with Najam Sethi taking over as chairman and Shahid Afridi being appointed as the interim selector. Azam said that the team and the management are on the same page. Azam said, “I think we are on the same page which is important. We have our best bowlers and hopefully we can do well against New Zealand.”
The New Zealand captain will lead the Kiwis in the ODIs. Ahead of the first ODI, Williamson opened up on his team’s approach to the series. Williamson said, “We have followed a certain pattern in white-ball cricket and we would like to do that, but for some of our players playing in subcontinent conditions is a new experience and they will have to adapt to it during the match.” ,