The captain of the Pakistani cricket team, Babar Azam, is receiving a lot of criticism after his team was defeated by the national cricket team of England in the most recent Test series between the two countries. England won the series 3-0.
In the first two matches, Pakistan was defeated by England by a score of 74 runs in Rawalpindi and 26 runs in Multan. On Tuesday, in the third and final Test, Pakistan was defeated by England by a score of eight wickets in Karachi.
His teammate Shaheen Afridi, who was unable to participate in the series due to injury, has expressed his support for the Pakistan captain to continue in his role as leader of the team, despite the fact that he presided over the country’s first-ever 3-0 whitewash in a home Test series. The Pakistan captain himself has no intention of resigning from his position as team captain.
“Babar Azam hamari or Pakistan ki Shan, jaan or pehchan hai. Wo Hamara kaptaan hai or rahe ga. Kuch or #sochnabhimanah hai,” stated Shaheen in a tweet.
“We ask that you please back this squad. Yahi team hame jitaye gi bhi. Kahani abhi Khatam nahi howi.
It was also the first time Pakistan had lost four consecutive Tests in any format, with Australia’s victory in Lahore in March marking the beginning of the losing streak. When Azam was asked at a press conference if he would step down as captain so that he could focus on his batting career, he said that he still appreciated the challenge.
“The position of captain is one that I hold in the highest regard. “I will do whatever is in my power to make things better for both myself and my country,” he stated. It doesn’t have any effect on my batting even though I like it more when I’m under pressure.
Nevertheless, Azam said that he was dissatisfied with the outcome of the series. “We could not apply ourselves in the series,” said Azam, whose team suffered its sixth loss in 16 Tests under his captaincy. “We could not apply ourselves in the series.”
“Pakistan is my top priority, and everything else comes after that. Therefore, that purpose, as well as my goal, is of the utmost importance,” he explained.