Babar Azam’s position in the Pakistan cricket team has come under heavy scrutiny, with cricketing icon Zaheer Abbas publicly calling for his removal from the squad due to a prolonged dip in form.
Zaheer, known as the “Asian Bradman” for his legendary batting prowess, voiced his opinion at the Cricket Predicta Conclave in Ajman, UAE, during the celebration of the international cricket talk show’s hundredth episode.
“Babar Azam should be dropped from the team,” he said at the event. “If he’s not scoring runs, because if he’s our main batsman and he’s out of form, he should be out of the team.”
The remarks come after Babar’s string of low scores in Pakistan’s recent Test series against Bangladesh, where he managed 0, 22, 11, and 31, leading to Pakistan’s defeat in the series.
Adding to the pressure, Babar’s name was recently dropped from the ICC top 10 rankings for batters for the first time in years.
The downturn in Babar’s form has sparked wider discussions, especially after Pakistan’s disappointing early exit from the 2024 T20 World Cup. Consecutive defeats to the USA and arch-rival India led to Pakistan’s group-stage elimination, compounding the criticisms.
