Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has lashed out at star batter Babar Azam and different gamers for prioritising private beneficial properties over workforce targets. Babar has come beneath the firing line for his batting and management of late. He hasn’t scored a half-century in his final 16 Check innings, together with his type drawing harsh criticism from former gamers. Younis is the newest to leap the gun so far as criticism of Babar and different prime gamers is anxious. Younis highlighted the workforce’s failure to win video games in current occasions, saying that Babar and others speak greater than they carry out.

“If Babar and different prime gamers ship on the sector, then outcomes will likely be clear to everybody. Humare gamers khelte kam, bolte zyada hai. (I’ve noticed that our gamers have a tendency to speak greater than they carry out),” Younis informed Cricket Pakistan at an occasion.

Younis additionally urged Babar to study one thing from Virat Kohli, stating how the India star batter relinquished his captaincy to focus extra on his batting.

“Take a look at Virat Kohli. He selected to step down from captaincy on his personal phrases, and now he is breaking data worldwide. This exhibits that enjoying for the nation needs to be the precedence. If there’s any power left, then play for your self,” Younis instructed.

“The one suggestion I’ve for Babar is that he ought to deal with his cricket. He ought to up his efficiency. Babar Azam was made the captain as a result of he was the very best participant on the time. I used to be there when the choice was made that the workforce’s greatest participant needs to be the captain. 

“Your focus needs to be on cricket. You must carry out in every single place as a result of there are very excessive expectations. Gamers ought to focus extra on cricket and use social media correctly, however their actual solutions ought to come via their performances with the bat and ball. He (Babar) must deal with his health and work ethic as a result of alternatives like these do not come round typically,” he added.

Pakistan’s white and purple ball head coaches Gary Kirsten and Jason Gillespie have suggested the nation’s cricket board in opposition to altering the captains in haste after current shoddy performances throughout codecs. Babar Azam was sacked from white ball captaincy after 2023 ODI World Cup spherical robin exit in India and his substitute Shaheen Shah Afridi was eliminated after one unhealthy collection. Equally in Assessments, after Babar resigned, Shan Masood was named captain however after 0-2 Check collection defeat to Bangladesh, there are requires his quick ouster.

A PCB supply nevertheless informed PTI that current media speculations about Masood and Babar’s sacking is nothing greater than kite flying.

“There was no dialogue on altering the captains because the PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has left it as much as the 2 coaches and selectors to determine on the captaincy,” he stated.

(With PTI Inputs)