Azam Khan made right points - Salman Butt attacks Pakistani management

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has attacked the current Pakistan cricket team’s coaching staff while reacting to wicket-keeper batsman Azam Khan’s comments. Azam went emotional during a recent interaction and stated that the management had not given him consistent chances to play for the national side. Azam showed a lot of promise in the domestic circuit and also performed during the Pakistan Super League.

Azam Khan had stated that whenever he participates in franchise cricket he gets several opportunities. He stated that they believe in him and also his ability to win matches for the team. He added that whenever he plays under foreign coaches they never make him feel inadequate, however, whenever he plays for Pakistan he gets a sense that the management doesn’t consider him a good cricketer.

Salman Butt attacks Pakistani management

Azam Khan also added he has made four comebacks for Pakistan in three years. He added that he never got the chance to play a complete series which was very painful for him. He launched an attack on the Pakistani management to exclude him from the team and his comments went viral on social media platforms.

Salman Butt while speaking up on his YouTube channel stated that Azam Khan stated the right points about the team’s coaching staff. Butt reflected on Azam’s point of not being thought of as good enough and was also not given enough opportunities by the team management. Butt added that Azam Khan is still very young and later in his career he will realise that the same coaches were not good.

Salman Butt said, “See, he made some right points there related to the coaching staff. He said that he is being made to feel that he isn’t good enough. He is still very young. He will realise later in his career that some coaches aren’t real coaches; they are just there to praise the players. They want to please the players just so that they can retain their position.”

Azam Khan was part of Pakistan’s squad for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand. Azam was only given a chance in three games wherein he was only able to score 22 runs at an average of 7.33.

Pakistan faced a 4-1 defeat in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand. The Pakistani team were not able to perform as a team and failed in every department. The batsmen were not able to make runs whereas the bowlers as well went away for a lot of runs.

The last few months have not been decent for Pakistan as they have faced losses in almost every big competition. Pakistan were knocked out of the ODI World Cup 2023 and were able to win only four matches out of nine games. Also, Pakistan have been only able to win games against low-ranked teams whereas they have failed to find themselves on the winning side against quality attacks such as India, England, and Australia.