The T20 World Cup 2024 is at an exciting stage. There are only a few matches left in the group stage. The teams are fighting hard to get to the next stage. But Pakistan has had a disappointing season. Since the start of the tournament, they have suffered consecutive setbacks. They were knocked out of the tournament after the USA vs Ireland match was abandoned. But there is a shocking report from the Pakistan team. The report is sparking a faction within the team.
Shocking reports about the Pakistan team:
Pakistan, one of the finalists in the last edition of the T20 World Cup, has had a forgettable season this year. The team has suffered some serious setbacks. They have struggled with form. The batters have struggled at crucial points. The bowlers have conceded runs when they needed to dominate. They have suffered two defeats against the USA and their eternal rivals India. They have only managed one win against Canada.
After setbacks in the 2023 World Cup, Babar Azam resigned from his captaincy. After that, Shaheen Afridi took charge as captain of the white team. After a loss in the T20 series against New Zealand, Shahhen resigned from his captaincy and Babar Azam was reappointed as captain.
The report highlights that captain Babar Azam’s biggest challenge after reassuming the role earlier this year was to unite the team, a task made difficult by existing factions. Furthermore, the report points out that Shaheen Afridi was particularly upset at losing the captaincy and felt let down by Babar when he needed it most. Mohammad Rizwan also expressed dissatisfaction at not being considered for the captaincy. These internal issues have further complicated the team’s dynamics and contributed to their disappointing performance at the World Cup.
Revelation of the Source:
The problem is not so easy to solve. The source said: “There are three groups in the team, one led by Babar Azam, the second by Shaheen Shaheen Afridi and the third by Muhammad Rizwan. Add to that the return of experienced players like Muhammad Aamir and Imad Wasim and you have a recipe for a World Cup disaster.”
He later added: “The return of Imad and Amir added to the confusion as Babar found it difficult to get any significant performance from either of them as they had not played top-level domestic or international cricket for a long time, except in franchise-based leagues.”
The problem within the team reached its peak when they stopped talking to each other. As communication has been broken, the problem is getting bigger and bigger. On this topic, the source revealed, “There were even cases where some players did not talk to each other and some of them even tried to appease all the group leaders in the team.”
Naqvi is aware of this:
The problem is getting bigger and bigger. The PCB chairman is well aware of it, according to the source. The source said, “Naqvi held two private meetings with all the players and encouraged them to put their problems aside and focus on winning the World Cup. Later, he would clear all the concerns in the team, but it seems that it didn’t work out.”
He later added: “I am not defending Babar, but what is a captain to do when his best bowler cannot even defend 15 in the last over against a weak US side, conceding a boundary and six on full tosses. Or when an all-rounder who was brought out of retirement to help win the World Cup is ruled out because of fitness issues.”
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