‘With This Choice’: Kamran Akmal Blames Pakistan Crew Administration For Ruining Babar Azams Confidence

Former Pakistani wicketkeeper batter Kamran Akmal believes making Babar Azam open is ruining his confidence and Pakistan’s workforce mixture. Within the absence of Saim Ayub, Babar got here out to open for Pakistan alongside Fakhar Zaman throughout the first match of the ODI tri-series opener in opposition to New Zealand.

Babar, struggling for kind, didn’t quench his thirst for runs and returned to the dressing room after a ragged 10(23). Kamran feels Babar’s confidence and the workforce mixture are struggling because of the present lineup. “You make Babar open. With this resolution, the workforce mixture is ruined, and so is Babar’s confidence,” Kamran stated on his YouTube channel.

Since returning to Pakistan from South Africa, Babar’s kind has derailed. After blazing his approach to three successive fifties within the two Checks in South Africa, Babar misplaced his mojo since encountering the West Indies in Multan final month. From Checks to ODIs, Babar has continued to endure scrutiny for his inconsistency. Within the first match of the ODI tri-series, Babar opened alongside Fakhar in a bid to get better his kind however didn’t ship one thing significant.

Babar’s outing become a fiasco with a knock of 10(23), leaving him trying to find that elusive century since his 151-run knock in opposition to Nepal in August 2023. Babar’s current descent in kind stems from the West Indies sequence, which was performed on a turning Multan strip. In Pakistan’s emphatic 127-run victory within the first Check, Babar flopped with scores of 8(20) and 5(11).

Within the second and closing match of the sequence on the similar venue, Babar’s Achilles heel was uncovered by the spin duo Gudkehs Motie and Kevin Sinclair. After 1(5) within the first innings, Babar confirmed glimpses of his brilliance in his second flip however ultimately fell on 31(67). Babar will goal to search out his kind with the bat earlier than Pakistan begins their title defence within the Champions Trophy on February 19.