Report: Babar Azam will likely stay as captain after Pakistan’s lacklustre showing in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Thus far in the T20 World Cup 2024, Pakistan’s performance has been awful. The team captained by Babar Azam was defeated by Canada in the third game after losing to the United States of America and India.

They are in danger of losing all of their remaining games and are counting on India to win in order to advance further in the competition. Remarkably, Babar was restored as the white-ball captain ahead of the World Cup 2023 despite being stripped of the position following the fiasco.

The sources imply that the PCB is likely to continue with Babar as Pakistan’s white-ball skipper in light of the team’s poor performance and the criticism surrounding his captaincy. Under his leadership, the Men-In-Green advanced to both the 2022 and 2021 T20 World Cup finals and semi-finals. But even though the team saw significant structural changes, the trophy remained elusive.

It is inappropriate to discuss the subject at this time while the consultation is still ongoing: Naqvi

Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB president, demanded a “major surgery” in Pakistan cricket following the team’s June 9 defeat by India. Following mounting doubts following Pakistan’s defeat at the hands of the minnows, USA in the league match dubbed the biggest upset in the nation’s cricket history, the statement was released. While offering some insight into potential leadership changes, Naqvi stayed silent but stated that conversations are in progress.

“I had assumed that the team would only need minor surgery to turn things around, but it looks like major surgery is now necessary.” The manner we were defeated by the United States and now by India is really disheartening. Naqvi stated following the defeat against India, “We now need to start looking at players beyond those in the team right now.”

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According to Naqvi, as cited by Geo News, “the consultation is ongoing and it is not appropriate to discuss [the matter] further at this juncture.”