Babar Azam told to step down from T20I captaincy by ex-Pakistan cricketer after T20 World Cup disaster

Former Pakistan cricketer Tanvir Ahmed came out in support of skipper Babar Azam amid all the criticism during the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. He said that the right-hander should resign as T20I captain of the team after the tournament ends. 

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is the biggest talking point in the Pakistan Cricket. The opening batter has received a lot of skewering for his poor leadership in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, because of which the team suffered an early exit from the tournament. 

Babar Azam also failed to lead from the front as he couldn't score big for the team, scoring 91 runs with the bat in 3 games. Under his leadership, the team has suffered losses against the United States of America and India, which almost eliminated them before the washout in the USA vs IRE game confirmed their elimination. 

Following Pakistan's exit from the T20 World Cup 2024, Babar Azam's position as the captain of the team has come under serious scanner. There have been calls to remove him as the leader of the team as his performances weren't up to the mark in the tournament. 

Tanvir Ahmed admitted that Babar Azam isn't a good captain but it was PCB selectors who came up to him and reappointed him as the skipper again. He also revealed that he told Babar before as well to not take the leadership again because if he failed, people would question him. Speaking on a TV show the video of which shared on his X account, he explained: 

"I agree with you. I say that Babar is not a good captain. So don't make him a captain. Babar is not becoming a captain of his own will. He left the captaincy. This cricket board came to him and offered the captaincy. Wahab Riaz and Razaq said that Babar Azam should be the captain. So Babar Azam is not the captain himself. So don't make him a captain. You understand that he is not a good captain.  

"He doesn't do the batting well. He should come down. So what will happen? Will he leave the team and run away? No, he won't. I had told Babar before sitting in front of the TV channel,  that you are being given the captaincy. Don't take it. You will be told again that you doesn't know how to be a captain. Let it go. I am suggesting Babar Azam. Resign in the first opportunity from T20Is. If he wants to keep Tests or ODIs, it's his wish. He should resign in the first opportunity of T20." 

Everyone is saying that Rizwan should be the captain but he too will fail - Tanvir Ahmed 

Tanvir Ahmed further stated that people are also behind Babar Azam's batting in the T20Is but claimed that the team will be in the same situation even if Mohammad Rizwan becomes the skipper. He added: 

"Because people are after his batting. He plays very slowly. After that, if you want to take some rest from T20,  you can take it.  It's up to you. Then I will see how many people are after him. 

"Then I will ask all of them, who is the best captain of domestic cricket in Pakistan?  Everyone is saying that Rizwan should be the captain. Write this down, team in this condition under him too because you don't have players," he concluded.

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— Tanveer Says (@ImTanveerA) June 15, 2024