"Talking nonsense" - Azhar Ali shoots down Ahmed Shehzad for personal attack on Babar Azam

Former Pakistan cricketer Azhar Ali came out in support of Babar Azam as he targeted Ahmed Shehzad for unnecessarily criticizing the skipper of the current team. He said that ex-cricketers are talking nonsense and are taking out their grudges on live TV shows. 

Babar Azam has been under the radar ever since the Pakistan National Cricket Team were eliminated from the T20 World Cup 2024. The Men in Green faced an early exit as India along with the United States of America (USA) went on to qualify for the Super 8 stage of the tournament. 

Pakistan under Babar Azam has looked clueless in the tournament. They first faced a disappointing loss to the United States of America (USA) and it saw them getting a lot of criticism. They lost in the super over as they looked torrid with the bat and ball. 

Pakistan then came up with a better performance against India but the joy turned into agony for them as they went on to lose the game from the winning position. They lost the game by 6 runs before the washout between the United States of America and Ireland eliminated Pakistan from the tournament. 

Amid the poor performances, skipper Babar Azam has become a soft target. Many fans and experts have criticized him for his poor leadership and batting. The skipper so far has scored just 91 runs in the 3 games at a strike rate of around 104, failing to lead from the front. 

One of the biggest critics of Babar Azam has been Ahmed Shehzad. The former Pakistan cricketer hasn't gone easy on the batter as he called him the social media king and pointed out that he has the most runs in the losing cause for the team. He had stated: 

“You say you are the biggest player in the world. Tell me, you have 1,400 runs in your losing stat. Which king is he? You have highlighted your small things on social media and made it so big that you fooled the people of Pakistan."

Azhar Ali fires shots at Ahmed Shehzad for his criticism of Babar Azam 

After Ahmed Shehzad didn't go easy on Babar Azam, Azhar Ali came out in support of the captain. He lashed out at the former Pakistan opener, saying that people are sitting in front of the TV and taking out their grudges. He slammed Shehzad, saying he should look at what he has done in his career. 

Azhar Ali mentioned that criticism shouldn't be personal and stated that if Babar Azam didn't reply to any player it wouldn't mean they would speak rubbish about him. As quoted by Cricwick, former Pakistan cricketer stated: 

"Some recently retired players are now sitting on TV, talking nonsense and taking out their grudges. Look at what you have achieved in your career. Sitting on TV and criticizing Babar on any other player is easy, but criticism should not be personal. Just because Babar cannot reply to you doesn’t mean you can say any rubbish you want."