2024-09-17 07:40:28
Published: 12:57, 16 September 2024 Updated: 13:00, 16 September 2024
Times are not going well for Pakistan cricket. Shan Masood’s team was recently beaten by Bangladesh in a two-match Test series at home. The performance of the cricketers is also on the decline. Former cricketer Younis Khan is criticizing this. According to him, Pakistani cricketers are ‘saved’. They talk more than they perform.
At an event in Pakistan, Younis asked the cricketers to focus on their performance by saying less. Specifically targeting Babar Azam, he said, ‘My only advice for Babar is that he should focus on cricket. Enhancing your performance.’
Younis also said, ‘If Babar and other top cricketers perform on the field, the results will be clear to all. I have noticed one thing, our cricketers talk more than perform.’
Younis also said, ‘Babur has achieved a lot at a very young age. But he needs to understand what he wants to achieve in the future. Captaincy is a small matter, performance is important. Let him see Virat Kohli. Playing for the country should always be prioritized. If there is any energy left after that, then play for yourself.’
Captaincy has come up as the reason behind this cannon fire of Younis Khan aimed at Babar. After Pakistan’s departure before the semi-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup, there was a storm of change in Pakistan’s cricket. Babur lost his captaincy in the midst of that storm.
After Mohsin Naqvi became the president, Babar was returned to the leadership as the captain of the white ball. Babar’s captaincy is being criticized during this period as well. Meanwhile, as Shan Masood failed, many people want Babar in the Test again. There is a lot of talk about it. Younis didn’t like that.
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