PAK vs NZ: Mohammad Hafeez warns towards destructive results of Babar Azam's captaincy reinstatement

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Mohammad Hafeez, former Pakistan Nationwide Cricket Staff Director and trainer, made but every other arguable observation at the fresh captaincy adjustments within the crew. Hafeez puzzled the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) determination to reinstate Babar Azam because the white-ball captain.

The previous Pakistan skipper additionally puzzled the verdict in the back of eliminating Babar from the captaincy after the ODI Global Cup 2023 in India, best to carry him again in a while later on. He criticized the selections and stated that such common calls have been in the end destructive to the crew’s harmony and function.

We’re developing problems inside the crew: Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez used to be quoted as announcing by means of Cricket Pakistan: “If the verdict used to be made to take away Babar from captaincy and appoint any person else as captain, then in two months, what mistaken did he [Shaheen] do and what proper did he [Babar] do to return again once more?

I feel choices like those are taken as a well-liked determination, it’s destructive, no longer recommended. And that’s the reason why inside the crew, some teams had been shaped because of this determination. It’s unlucky that seeds had been sown to create problems inside the crew.”

He admitted that there’s room for growth for Babar because the skipper. Hafeez discussed that if Babar has discovered from his errors and makes higher choices now and does the entire issues he did not do earlier than, then issues may recuperate and the crew can recuperate effects.

The previous crew director used to be no longer additionally proud of the crew variety for the impending five-match T20I sequence towards New Zealand at house. Hafeez stated that the choice for the impending T20I sequence towards New Zealand confirmed a repetition in their previous choices.

Captaincy would no longer exchange his bond with Shaheen Afridi: Babar Azam

In spite of New Zealand’s depleted lineup, with 12 to 13 key gamers unavailable, Pakistan picked the gamers who weren’t energetic in recent times, and Hafeez known as this determination vulnerable. Pakistan recalled Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir for the five-match T20I sequence towards the Black Caps.

Smartly, Babar took over Pakistan’s white-ball captaincy from Shaheen Afridi, and this will break their dating, even the media reviews counsel that the pacer isn’t truly proud of the exchange. Alternatively, Babar stressed out that this captaincy would no longer exchange his bond with Shaheen.

Babar stated within the pre-match press convention, “I wish to shed light on that Shaheen [Afridi] and my bond isn’t fresh, it is going again a ways. We fortify each and every different in each and every scenario. Our intention is to position Pakistan first, and tips on how to put Pakistan’s identify up in lighting. We do not call to mind person glory, and fortunately, the ones components aren’t found in my crew.”

Pakistan Squad For T20I Sequence vs New Zealand:

Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Zaman Khan.

Non-travelling reserves:

Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha.