Former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower has joined the captaincy issue in Pakistan, naming him captain for the Men in Green after being dropped from the T20 World Cup 2024 squad.
The Pakistan cricket team has been struggling with leadership controversies for quite some time now.
Babar Azam resigned in November last year. The Test side will be led by Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi has been appointed as the captain of the T20I team.
However, Babara was given the white ball captaincy in March 2024 ahead of the 2024 World Cup from June.
“As far as the leaders are concerned, Shadab Khan ran away because he did not do his job well. I thought they would go back to Shaheen to choose Babar and Rizwa. Rizwan, in my opinion, is a great leader of men. He has a big heart, enough integrity, and people followed him. “I think this is an opportunity for them,” he said.
Gul was also asked about what went wrong for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.
Gul said the sudden change in the captain and the arrival of the new head coach is disrupting the momentum of our cricket team.
“Before the World Cup, they made significant changes. They brought back Babar as captain and replaced Shahini. They also brought Imam Wasim and Muhammad Amir from the desert. So, there were big changes before the tournament started, but I think these changes should strengthen Pakistan. “
He also lamented the exit of Gary Kirsten as the head coach of the Pakistan cricket team. Kirsten coached the Indian and South African cricket teams and won the 2011 Cricket World Cup with India.
“Kirsten Old’s difficult start as a new coach certainly did not help the team. He did not have time to prepare for a complete understanding of his side,” he said.
He also analyzed Pakistan’s body language during the T20 World Cup and concluded that the team “looked nervous”.
“Pakistan seems to be panicking. Not only is he under intense pressure, but even in a normal competitive cricket situation, he looks a little scared on the field, with the ball and the bat. So, he has a lot of work to do. Gary Kirsten has a lot of work to get back.
Pakistan have one match left to play in the T20 World Cup against Ireland, who are also out of the tournament. The match was played on June 16 in Florida, where heavy rains caused two matches to be canceled in the last two days.
