In a day and age, where Pakistan cricket has become synonymous to controversy, how could the decision to bring back Babar Azam as the T20I skipper, not face a backlash. Former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif has made an explosive statement by saying that Babar has just taken a revenge against Shaheen Afridi, who was removed as the captain recently.
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The entire drama had started when after a poor performance at the World Cup 2023 in India, Babar had stepped down. Then Shaheen was appointed the leader of the pack, while Shan Masood took over as the Test captain. But in the New Zealand T20 series, Pakistan ended up losing 1-4. In the PSL too, Lahore Qalandars, that Shaheen is the captain of, finished last in the points table.
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Eventually Pakistan captaincy was handed back to Babar. “Shadab Khan made a smart statement when he lost the series against Afghanistan. He stood up and said, ‘Without Babar and Rizwan, this team isn’t complete.’ That means I’m not the captain. The same I was expecting from Shaheen when Babar was removed.
Babar Azam vs Shaheen Afridi
If Shaheen had taken that step that day, he wouldn’t be seeing all this today. No matter how much friendship there is, Babar has taken revenge [against Shaheen],” Latif was quoted as saying by CricketPakistan.com. “Shaheen was treated unfairly and so was Babar,” he added.
“I see this team falling apart. If they don’t win the World Cup, they’ll be seen crumbling. Winning the match against India is necessary. It feels like the 90s era has returned,” he said.
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