‘Azam Khan is my friend’s son, but it doesn’t help his cause’: Wasim Akram not banned ahead of IND vs PAK match

Team India will take on Pakistan in the group stage of the T20 World Cup on Sunday and will aim to boost its chances of qualifying for the Super 8s. While India got off to a strong start to their campaign with a crushing 8-wicket win over Ireland, Pakistan faced one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament when they faced a Super Over defeat at the hands of the United States.

Among Pakistan’s many failures in the first match against USA, the most notable was that of Azam Khan, the wicketkeeper-batsman who was dismissed for a first-ball duck. Moreover, Azam did not keep wicket in the match, with Mohammad Rizwan taking the gloves, and the former was not involved in the match for a long time either.

Azam faced a lot of criticism on social media platforms for his poor batting against USA, and former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram spoke in detail about Azam’s match against USA during a conversation with ABB News. Akram stated that Azzam is not helping his cause and that some of the decisions taken by the team management are beyond his understanding.

“Babar needed a strong batsman. Azam… he is my friend’s (Moin Khan’s) son. He has grown up in front of me, but it is not helping his cause,” Akram said.

“In our day and age, you would probably have gone under the radar. There was no social media. You couldn’t hide. When we played against USA, you didn’t play him as a wicketkeeper. He didn’t play for 8 overs. He played as a wicketkeeper. batsman, but he couldn’t come with Fakhar as he sat for 8 overs and the former Pakistan skipper further said: “I couldn’t understand it.”

Kirsten talks about underperforming Pakistani stars

Despite their experience before the tournament, Pakistan are still trying to find the right combination. Azam and Shadab Khan struggled to be the backbone of the middle order. Kirsten admitted that the team needs individual performances, but in the match against India, team effort will be the key to victory.

“Yes, we need individuals to put in good performances, but playing games like this, I think, is a real team effort. It’s a big game, so we’ll treat it like any other game. But of course, we give it our attention.” “The best shot is that the team is excited. I mean, if that’s what you’re wondering, it was forgotten two days ago. It’s over.”