Pakistan national cricket team’s Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel made a big revelation by saying that there were no locker room discussions among Pakistani cricketers over Babar Azam’s resignation as captain.

Saud Shakeel also revealed that there is no tension in the Pakistan team and the atmosphere in the dressing room is quite healthy ahead of the important three-match test series against the England national cricket team.

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain

On October 2, Babar Azam shocked the cricket world when he used his official name X to announce that he had decided to step down from the white-ball captaincy.

In the post, Babar Azam said he was honored to lead the national team but added that he decided to step down from captaincy to focus on his personal growth and improve his batting performance.

Notably, this was the second time in 12 months that Babar Azam relinquished the captaincy, as after the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, he was sacked as white-ball captain and himself relinquished the white-ball captaincy. red.

Babar Azam was later reappointed captain of the T20I when PCB sacked Shaheen Afridi just after one series. However, Babar’s performance as captain did not improve after his re-election and Pakistan continued to struggle, forcing the batsman to relinquish the leadership role again.

If a selector resigns, it is his personal decision and Babar’s decision is also personal and is in white ball cricket – Saud Shakeel

Meanwhile, Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel stated that the decision of Mohammad Yousuf and Babar Azam to step down from their roles as selector and captain is personal and has not had any impact on the red-ball team.

“If a selector resigns, it is his personal decision and Babar’s decision is also personal and that is in white-ball cricket. Therefore, there is no difference since both things are related to different formats. The red ball team will not be affected and we did not discuss it in our group setup either. The environment is healthy,” Shakeel said at a press conference.

England always play attacking cricket, and that always gives you the opportunity to… – Saud Shakeel

Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam will next be seen in action in the three-match Test series against the England national cricket team, and both will have to play a crucial role in helping Pakistan win the series.

Recently, Pakistan under the leadership of Shan Masood faced a shocking 0-2 defeat at the hands of the Bangladesh national cricket team at home and a series loss against England could lead to significant changes in the red ball setup.

Meanwhile, Shakeel echoed his coach Jason Gillespie’s comments, saying that they want to use England’s bazball against them in the series. Saud Shakeel believes that England playing aggressively will give Pakistan enough opportunities to induce the Three Lions to make mistakes. He elaborated:

“England always play attacking cricket, and that always gives you the opportunity to mislead them and use their mistakes to stay in the game,” Shakeel said at a press conference in Multan.

“From time to time we have problems with the bat and we cannot convert openings into big goals. That is a cause for concern. The series that ended is now a thing of the past. It is true that we did not play well there. Our objective is about what is ahead.

“But we don’t follow any particular style of cricket, we play according to the needs of each situation, which gives us flexibility.”