Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez feels labelling Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan as ‘key gamers’ wouldn’t be justified. Notably, Babar and Rizwan have been ignored of the 17-member Pakistan squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. Neither of the 2 featured in Pakistan’s current T20I collection: Bangladesh (dwelling), Bangladesh (away) and West Indies (away).
Hafeez proceeded with naming the likes of Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz as gamers who’ve contributed to the staff and felt that the media needs to be pushing them greater than they’re for the time being.
“Calling them key gamers can be improper and unfair. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan should not Pakistan cricket’s key gamers for the time being. Key gamers are those that win matches for Pakistan. If we take a look at the previous yea-and-a-half to 2 years, the gamers exhibiting constant efficiency are Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz. Why aren’t we speaking about them? They’re the present gamers profitable matches for Pakistan,” said Hafeez in a video posted on YouTube.
Hafeez grouped Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi in the identical bracket as Babar and Rizwan, reckoning that they should up their performances a good bit.
“I believe Babar and Rizwan should be involved about their positions within the staff. They should show themselves nearly as good gamers first; key gamers come later. Each have been good prior to now, however now they aren’t delivering outcomes. Each should be absolutely concerned within the recreation, in any other case outcomes gained’t come. The identical goes for Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi, they’re additionally not giving match profitable performances for Pakistan,” he added.
The 44-year-old noticed that the prevalent points plaguing Pakistan cricket can solely be improved if the administration and members of the Pakistan Cricket Board act on them.
“We must always deal with gamers who can contribute for the subsequent 10–15 years. Our media criticises one or two gamers and hypes one or two others, which is improper. We have to speak about those that are literally performing. If we need to enhance Pakistan cricket, these within the AC rooms and people executing plans on the bottom should deal with these points promptly,” famous Hafeez.
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