'Babar Azam Should Question Himself If I Am Able To Carry On And Deliver Results'- Salman Butt Feels Pakistani Team Needs Change In Leadership

Salman Butt, a former captain of Pakistan, has made brash comments about Babar Azam’s leadership style and the team’s defeat by England in the T20 World Cup final. Despite a dramatic change of events that allowed them to reach the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 finals, Pakistan lost to the English in the summit match. 

While the Men in Green made a great comeback after appearing to be headed for elimination, several concerns have emerged over Babar’s leadership of the team during the competition. 

Salman Butt Questions Babar Azam’s Captaincy Skills

Salman Butt, a former Pakistani batter, echoed these sentiments in a video posted to his YouTube channel: 

“It’s not necessary that if a player is brilliant, he will be an excellent skipper too. There were a lot of instances where decisions could have been taken differently but weren’t. 

“Babar being the best player of the team and the skipper, he should question himself if I am able to carry on and deliver results. “ 

Salman Butt Opines Shaheen Afridi Was Not Completely Fit At The Start Of The T20 World Cup 

Shaheen Afridi‘s right knee was injured during the T20 World Cup final against England, and he has been given a two-week recovery term to complete. Salman Butt specifically mentioned that throughout the first few games, Afridi didn’t appear to be fully fit. 

In the 13th over of England’s chase, the left-arm pacer was compelled to leave the field while taking a catch from English batter Harry Brook. 

Speaking on Shaheen’s injury, Salman Butt revealed: 

“When Shaheen returned from injury, he did not look completely fit in the first couple of games. However, as the tournament progressed, he got better. He got his pace and swing back and started troubling the batsmen and contributed with wickets at the start. 

“Talking about finals, the decision to change Shaheen after his couple of overs wasn’t the correct call, especially sinch his spells with the new ball is more lethal than with an old ball.” 

According to Afridi’s scan results, there are no visible signs of an injury, and the discomfort was most likely caused by his forced knee flexion during landing. The legendary pacer had previously sustained a ligament injury to his right knee while playing for Sri Lanka in a Test match in July. 

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