World Cup 2023: Calls for Babar Azam's resignation gather steam

World Cup 2023: Calls for Babar Azam's resignation gather steam

As Pakistan inch nearer to the World Cup 2023 end, captain Babar Azam faces tension from individual cricketers to step down from captaincy's job because of the group's horrible showing.

The Green Shirts neglected to act on the super occasion and just won four out of eight games. They are presently in the fifth situation with a net run rate (NRR) of 0.036.

Talking during the Geo News program 'Harna Mana Hai', previous all-rounder Abdul Razzaq said that Babar ought to stop the captaincy himself and create an object lesson using it.

"Virat Kohli additionally performed well after leaving the captaincy," he said, adding that there were obvious indicators that the group's determination was bad during the most recent two years.
Razzaq further valued the Afghanistan group which crushed Pakistan by eight wickets. "Afghanistan played quite well and their objective was to overcome Pakistan," he said.

He added that no other group likes seeing Pakistan win as the group is awesome.
In the meantime, all-rounder Imad Wasim likewise encouraged Babar to step down as the group's captain. "At the point when you lose the World Cup, you ought to likewise surrender the job of captaincy yourself," he said.
Pacer Muhammad Amir additionally remarked on the continuous discussion on whether Babar Azam ought to leave.
"Just a single word — terrible choice — for the World Cup group," he said while making sense of why Pakistan lost four back-to-back matches in the 10-group competition.

A day sooner, sources uncovered that Babar is probably going to step down as the chief of white-ball cricket in the wake of getting back from India.
According to sources, the 29-year-old has been looking for direction on his future, talking with previous Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) executive Ramiz Raja and individuals near him.
During the preparation at Kolkata's Eden Nurseries on Friday, Azam looked for counsel from Raja. His nearby assistants are encouraging him to step down from authority in every one of the three organizations, the sources added.
'No tension of captaincy'
Babar Azam entered the World Cup as the highest-level ODI hitter yet his normal of 40.28 is behind three of his partners, while a few previous players have found his initiative sub-par.
The number three player's most elevated score of 74 came in their shock misfortune to Afghanistan yet the 29-year-old rejected that the captaincy was influencing his structure with the bat.

"When we return to Pakistan ... we will see what occurs," he said when he got some information about leaving as commander.
"I have not played out how I ought to have On the planet Cup, that is the reason individuals are saying that I am feeling the squeeze.
"Over the last two and a half or three years, I was the person who was performing for the side and driving the group.
"It appears everybody has  assessment on me - he ought to be this way, or like that. To exhort me, I think everybody has my number. Be that as it may, I get offering guidance on TV is simple."

"I have been captaining my group throughout the previous three years and I have never felt pressure," he said on Friday in front of a pivotal match against Britain which they need to win by an unlikely edge to continue further On the planet Cup.