Former India cricketer Kris Srikkanth brutally mocked Pakistan captain Babar Azam ahead of the team’s match against Ireland in the T20 World Cup 2024. He said the opening batsman should quit T20 cricket as he plays at a rate very low strike rate in the shortest time. game format.
Since Pakistan was eliminated from the 2024 T20 World Cup, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has come under serious scrutiny in the tournament. Not only for his leadership, he has also received a lot of criticism for his batting.
Babar Azam in T20Is has received a lot of criticism for his slow batting. Not only this in this tournament, but the overall batsman in the shortest format of the game has often been in talks for his slow strike rate as it takes him time to get going.
In a format that requires batsmen to chase bowlers from the 1 ball, Babar Azam needs some time to get going, which has undoubtedly cost Pakistan to post big totals on the board. There is no doubt about his ability, but his shooting range is not much in T20s.
In the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, Babar Azam has performed well below his ability. The opening batsman did not look good in the game against the United States of America as he managed 44 runs in 43 balls and scored 13 runs against India.
This has made Babar Azam go unnoticed a lot. The captain in the first three games of the tournament managed only 91 runs with a strike rate of around 104. His poor batting performance has made the team struggle a lot in the tournament.
On the captaincy front, Babar Azam’s place as captain has come under serious scrutiny. There have been calls to remove him as team captain. Under his leadership, the team lost matches against the United States of America, which has been touted as the biggest upset in cricket. They then also lost against India before winning the match against Canada, but it was too late for them. This was the third time they failed to advance to the next stage.
“I don’t think Babar should play T20 cricket” – Kris Srikkanth
While Babar Azam has struggled to get going in the ongoing T20 World Cup, former India cricketer Kris Srikkanth did not go easy on the Pakistan captain. He said Babar Azam should not play T20 cricket because you cannot do ‘tuk tuk’ in the tournament.
He compared Babar Azam to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma but criticized him for having a lower strike rate. Speaking to Star Sports, he explained:
“I don’t think Babar should play T20 cricket. I mean, you can’t do this tuk-tuking all the time in T20 cricket. They say Babar scored 4,000 runs like Virat or Rohit, but his strike rate is only 112 -115. What are you talking about?”
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– Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 16, 2024
