Babar Azam vs Shaheen Shah Afridi: Babar Azam has once again become the captain of the Pakistani cricket team. He had to lose the captaincy after the crushing defeat in the ODI World Cup. After this, Shaheen Afridi was made the captain of T20 and the command of Test was given to Shan Masood. Now after becoming the captain again, Babar Azam is ready for the big test. The series of 5 T20 matches against New Zealand is starting from today. Meanwhile, Babar Azam has expressed his views on the dispute with Shahid Afridi.
What did Babar Azam say on Shaheen Shah Afridi?
The New Zealand cricket team is currently on a tour of Pakistan under the captaincy of Michael Bracewell. The first match of the series is to be played today in Rawalpindi. Meanwhile, recently there were continuous reports coming in that ever since Shaheen Afridi has been removed from the captaincy, there is no chemistry between Babar and Shaheen. A day before the match, i.e. on Wednesday, Babar Azam, while talking to the media, made it clear that there is nothing like that. He said that the relationship between him and Shaheen is not of today, they have been playing together for the last many years and there is no talk of any dispute or conflict. Babar Azam said that we support each other. Said that his first goal is to keep Pakistan ahead. We do not keep an eye on our own records, the first target is that the Pakistan team should win.
Some experiments can be seen in Pakistani team
It is believed that T20 World Cup 2024 is near, hence Shaheen Afridi may be rested in the first few matches as per the rotation policy in the Pakistani team. Babar Azam said that we are close to the T20 World Cup and would definitely like to do some experiments, but how the team will be, who will play and who will not, will be decided in the evening itself at the time of the toss. That means Babar Azam has clearly refused to say anything about this.
New Zealand team and Michael Bracewell will also be tested
Meanwhile, big players of New Zealand are currently in India and playing the Indian Premier League with their respective teams. Therefore, the command of the team has been given to Michael Bracewell. There are mostly young players in the team. In such a situation, while Babar Azam will be tested after his return as captain, New Zealand’s Michael Bracewell and other young players will also be tested. The series is of 5 matches, so both the teams will definitely get a chance to prepare well for the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan and Zaman Khan
New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (captain), Tom Blundell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Dean Foxcroft, Ben Lister, Cole McConchie, Jimmy Neesham, Will O’Rourke, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi and Jack Foulkes.
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