Ahmed Shehzadは、好意で告発されたBabar Azamは、ふさわしいプレイヤーは見落とされていると述べています

The Pakistan Cricket Team has been eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy. This came after the Men in Green lost two group-stage matches against New Zealand and India. After the side’s elimination, out-of-favor cricketer Ahmed Shehzad accused Babar Azam of favoritism on the side.

Babar Azam captained the side till the 2024 T20 World Cup. Following this Mohammad Rizwan took over the reins of the side. Now after the Champions Trophy exit, the side is facing criticism as is Babar Azam for his poor performances. During this time, Ahmed Shehzad blamed Babar for favoritism in the team.

Babar Azam didn’t give a chance to deserving players

Shehzad has claimed that Babar has only given chances in the team to his friends and not to those players who deserve a spot after good performances in domestic cricket.

“It’s sad to see him in this condition. When he started his career, it seemed he would break all records for Pakistan. But now, everything is in front of you—players don’t fail for this long. It was a mistake to make a performer the captain. After becoming captain, he surrounded himself with friends and selected them for the team, disregarding merit. When you favour friends over deserving players, the wheels of domestic cricket stop turning, as genuine performers don’t get enough chances,” Shehzad told India Today.

“Political interference has always been there; there’s no doubt. But the condition of the team is not because of the last two years—this has been happening for a while now. When you don’t bring in reforms, when you don’t honour merit, and when you don’t control indiscipline in the team, sooner or later, these results will come,” Shehzad added.