Pakistan cricket star cricketer and one of the most renowned batsmen in world cricket Babar Azam has surprisingly resigned as Pakistan’s white-ball captain. This decision has come just before some important international fixtures and the cricketing world is curious to know as to why he resigned in haste.
Babar Azam’s Journey as Captain
Babar was appointed the captain of white-ball team in 2019 and quickly etched an impression of a serene but steady leader. If anything, under his reign, the team has enjoyed a few breakthrough victories and Sachin continued to close in on some milestones as a batsman. His recent retirement decision may have been fueled by some new challenges despite those successes.
Possible Reasons for Resignation
What Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not said anything yet about the development of resigning from his position but here are some reasons could me behind this bug changes.
- Team Performance: His decision might had been impacted by the white-ball tournaments’ outcomes of late for Pakistan, also due to Asia Cup and world cup preparations. The golfers at the top of each tree are looking to be crowned king of a new jungle; there has been leadership under scrutiny over strategy and big game results.
- Workload Management: Perhaps captains’ demands of 50 overs for Pakistan in all three formats added to Babar’s personal goals as a batsman.One of the problems most of the multi-format captains deal with is being able to balance mental and physical fatigue.
- Transition Period: According to some reports, the PCB wants to build a new generation which will be able to take more responsibilities within the shortest possible time.This is key taking into cognizance the fact that Babar is possibly part of a transition team.
Reactions from the Cricketing World
The following are various responses of Babar’s resignation from fans, cricket specialists, and players respectively. Some fans have praised his work for Pakistan cricket and leadership skills, others believe that this is actually good for Babar to take less pressure on his shoulder as a skipper.
Some of them have said that Babar is still a quality player but they think that captaincy might have influenced his performance especially during important games. Assuming that Babar Azam is going to persist in the Test format, his role in leadership and experience never going to fade out.
What’s Next for Pakistan Cricket?
The PCB is expected to name its new one day and T20 captain for the next series in coming days. Some of the sleeping senarios are: all-rounder Shadab Khan and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan..
The resignation of Babar Azam is a strange and sad end to a very different period of Pakistan cricket but it also means that a new journey awaits now. The audience will wait for the next decision of the PCB as the team looks forward to the future battles in international cricket.
Conclusion:
The removal of Babar Azam as Pakistan’s white-ball captain will go down in cricket history. His captaincy and prowess with bat has benefited the side; and even though his resignation might have raised some eyebrows, a new chapter is opening for Babar, as well as the larger Pakistan cricket team.
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