PCB will remove Babar if he doesn't step down as captain

Pakistan captain Babar Azam Photo: AFP

Then Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam - the chapter is going to end! Pakistani media Geo News claims that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is removing Babar from captaincy in all editions.

According to sources, PCB will accept Babar's resignation. If he does not resign, the board will remove him from the captaincy of the three editions. Batsman Shan Masood and pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi are being heard as the new captain instead of Babar.

Pakistan finished the World Cup at number five on the points table. Won only 4 matches. However, Pakistan had a great start in the current World Cup. Babar's team started the World Cup by defeating Netherlands and Sri Lanka and then lost 4 matches in a row. Although they later won against Bangladesh and New Zealand, they were apparently knocked out of the World Cup in those 4 consecutive losses.

Babar was not that bright with the bat either. Scored 320 with four half-centuries at an average of 40 and a strike rate of 82.90, which is not Babarsul at all. And that he could not perform as expected, Babar himself admitted before the England match.

Batsman and captain Babar did not have a good time in the Asia Cup before the World Cup. All in all, captain Babar is under a lot of pressure. So any decision can come about his captaincy.

Jio News claims, this decision may come today. Babar is scheduled to sit in discussion with PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf today. According to media outlet Cricket Pakistan, Babar will be given the opportunity to voluntarily resign. If not, the board will remove him.

In the meantime, Zaka Ashraf sat with many former cricketers including Younis Khan, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Mushtaq Ahmed, Aqib Javed to decide the future plans. The PCB chairman is also supposed to sit with PCB technical committee chief Misbah-ul-Haq. Mohammad Hafeez may get the post of chief selector of Pakistan. Inzamam-ul-Haq left this position in the middle of the World Cup. Pakistani media has claimed that Younis Khan can also be seen in a big role.

The media claimed that PCB can have separate captains for red ball and white ball. In that case, Shan Masood can get the captaincy from the Test series against Australia to be held next month. Afridi can get the captaincy in T20.

Pakistan batsman Shan Masood Photo: X

In the press conference after the defeat against England, Cricket Director Mickey Arthur said about Babar's captaincy, "It is not a crime to make a mistake if you learn from it." Babar should be given a chance to grow. That Arthur might as well be fired. According to a report by Pakistan's Sama TV, the PCB is set to fire all foreign coaches, including the cricket team's director Arthur. thinking In the meantime, Morne Morkel has left the job of the team's bowling coach at the end of Pakistan's World Cup campaign. In his place, the name of former Pakistani pacer Umar Gul is heard more.

Grant Bradburn, the head coach of the Pakistan national team, is scheduled to discuss with Zaka Ashraf today. Arthur will join this meeting through 'Zoom'. He is currently in Dubai.