Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin urges Babar Azam should quit captaincy in a single format as going ahead, it should take a toll on him.
“Behtareen batsman hai (He is a superb batter). He’s constant as effectively. Captaincy is a matter. He has led Pakistan very well thus far,” Mohammad Azharuddin on former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali’s YouTube channel.
Azhar explains the rationale why he thinks it should take a toll on Babar due to the quantity of cricket these days being performed.
“Now the time has come that each workforce ought to have a unique captain for various codecs. The strain is immense. In some unspecified time in the future, he must quit captaincy in a single format,” mentioned Azhar.
Azam’s Pakistan workforce have been by way of a tough patch in Assessments not too long ago. They went by way of a whitewash in a three-match Check collection at dwelling to England as not too long ago as December. That dismal end result was then adopted up by a two-match collection towards New Zealand, which later led to a draw as effectively.
In a press convention not too long ago, Babar Azam was requested if relinquishing his captaincy duties in Check cricket might assist him succeed as a superb batter in worldwide cricket.
“I don’t must justify myself to anybody. I understand how I’m doing. My focus is on performing effectively for Pakistan,” he had mentioned.