Shoaib Akhtar Babar Azam: PSL 2023 – Shoaib Akhtar has launched a scathing attack on Babar Azam & Co and has urged them to improve their English skills. The Pakistani skipper’s struggle with the English language has become a national debate in the country, with many former cricketers urging him to work on his oratory skills. Akhtar has jumped onto the bandwagon and has told a Pakistani channel that Azam should have become the biggest brand in the country, but he has failed to become because of his lack of English speaking skills. Follow PSL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
“Abhi aap dekh le, koi character nahi team mein. Naa koi baat karne ka tarika. (You can see there’s no character in the team, nor do they know how to talk.) How awkward it looks when they come to the presentation. Kitna mushkil hai English seekhna aur baat krna? (How difficult is it to learn and speak English?). Cricket is one job, and handling media is another. If you can’t speak, I am sorry, but you won’t be able to express yourself on TV,” Akhtar told Suno News.
Shoaib Akhtar Babar Azam: ‘Kitna mushkil hai English seekhna’ Shoaib Akhtar slams Babar Azam & Co for lacking behind in English speaking skills
Shoaib Akhtar Babar Azam: Akhtar unimpressed with Azam & Co for their lack of English-speaking skills, urges the team to work on it
Not only with Azam, but Akhtar is also unimpressed with the rest of the Pakistani squad members for not working with English speaking skills. While Azam has admitted that his primary job is to play cricket and not speak fluent English, Akhtar feels by this time the Pakistani skipper should have mastered the art of handling media with aplomb and be the biggest brand in Pakistan.
“I want to openly say that Babar Azam should be the biggest brand in Pakistan, but why hasn’t he become the biggest brand in Pakistan? Because he can’t speak,” Akhtar observed.”
Azam is currently playing Pakistan Super League for Peshawar Zalmi. The franchise is off to a good start as it has won two matches from three games. Zalmi will take on Islamabad United in the 12th match of PSL.
Shoaib Akhtar Babar Azam: ‘Kitna mushkil hai English seekhna’ Shoaib Akhtar slams Babar Azam & Co for lacking behind in English speaking skills
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