‘Jaise tujhe 10 salon me catch pakadna nhi aaya’ – Fans react as former Pak cricketer slams Babar Azam for poor captaincy

In the 5th match of the series, New Zealand beat Pakistan by six wickets to level the five-match T20I series by 2-2. Riding on Mark Chapman’s unbeaten century, Kiwis beat Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Earlier, after getting thrashed in the first two games, New Zealand made an amazing comeback to level the series against Babar Azam and company.

However, after Pakistan’s defeat, former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal slammed Babar Azam for his poor captaincy. He said that Azam doesn’t even know how to make bowling changes. Notably, Pakistan had a golden chance to win the T20I series against New Zealand after taking an early 2-0 lead. However, they were unable to finish the series on a high note, as the inexperienced Kiwi squad beat them in the final two games, drawing the series 2-2, with the fourth game being washed out due to rain.

In the last game Despite gaining early wickets, Babar Azam failed to rotate his bowlers and put pressure on the opposition as Pakistan suffered yet another humiliating series at home. Speaking on the same Akmal said, “Speaking of their mistakes, they deflect and accuse us of criticism. But our focus is on their captaincy, not their performance. We’re not blind to their abilities. He still doesn’t know how to do captaincy after four years – he doesn’t even know which bowler to give the ball to at what time.”

“We didn’t control our errors”, Kamran Akmal lashed out at Pakistan

Kamran Akmal went on to criticise Babar Azam’s bad tactics. He admitted that he should have brought in Iftikhar Ahmed when two left-handers were batting. He also criticised Shadab Khan’s performances. Kamran further said, “It’s no surprise that they lost when they continued to make the same mistakes. We didn’t control our errors, and that’s why they emerged victorious. If both the left-handed batsmen were on the crease, the logical choice would have been to give the ball to Iftikhar Ahmed.”

“But instead, we saw the leg-spinner Shadab Khan being given the over and being continuously smashed by the New Zealand batters. It would have been wise to rest him and bring in another all-rounder to give the team a chance to regain their footing”, he further added. Following the thrilling conclusion of the T20I series, Pakistan and New Zealand will now square off in a five-match ODI series beginning on April 27th.

Here is how fans react to Kamran Akmal’s comments: