Babar Azam Clarifies The Rumours About His Fight With Shaheen Shah Afridi

Babar Azam had been in the headlines after Pakistan lost the Asia Cup Super 4 encounter against Sri Lanka. It was reported that after the match Babar Azam scolded the team in the dressing room and he minced no words with the non-performing players. He gave them an ultimatum that the World Cup would be their last chance to prove themselves. According to the reports Shaheen Shah Afridi told Babar to at least appreciate the players who batted and bowled well and the skipper didn’t like the interruption.

Babar told Shaheen, “I know who is performing well and who is not.”, As the situation escalated, Mohammad Rizwan and the team’s support staff had to intervene to stop the heated argument. Babar Azam looked distraught as the Pakistan team returned to the hotel.

Now Babar Azam has clarified the incident and has denied all the rumours regarding his fight with Shaheen Shah Afridi. He claimed that the news that was created about his rift with Shaheen was blown completely out of proportion. Babar Azam while addressing the media during the pre-departure press conference ahead of the World Cup on Wednesday said that there is nothing like a rift and that everyone in the team respects each other.

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Babar Azam Opens Up On Rift In The Team Ahead Of The World Cup

“Everyone gives me respect. And see when you lose close matches then certain disagreements do take place in team meetings but this was taken out of context that there was a duel between us, There’s nothing like this. We have the same respect for each other and will remain the same. We love each other like a family.” said Babar in the press conference.

Babar Azam attended Shaheen Afridi’s wedding last week thus destroying all the rumours about the rift between him and the left-arm pacer. The Pakistan National team is looking strong this time and they have a really good chance to make it to the top 4 of the World Cup. However, the injury of Naseem Shah might have concerned the team management but they have selected Hasan Ali as his replacement who will bring a lot of experience to this side.

Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023: Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (VC), Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hassan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr.