"No intention to improve...": Akhtar blasts Babar for sluggish knock against NZ in CT opener
Shoaib Akhtar criticised star batter Babar Azam for his slow and conservative knock against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy opener, saying that the batter has «no intention to improve».
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Babar's sluggish approach in ODIs made headlines as he made a 90-ball 64 against NZ while chasing 321 in the Champions Trophy opener. His strike rate was extremely underwhelming at 71.11, leaving Pakistan 60 runs short of a win and their net run rate slipped to -1.20. Their next match against arch-rivals India on Sunday has become a virtual knockout.
Speaking in the post-match analysis show 'Game On Hai' as quoted by Wisden, Shoaib said, «Babar Azam has become the product he had to become; it is visible; what can I debate about it?.. You saw it (against New Zealand). There is no intention to improve.»
«You cannot run a team by acting like Maula Jatt (violent Pakistfictional character) — 'Bring this, do this, do that' etc. You're not playing T20. You can play T20 cricket with T20 skills, but in longer formats you need awareness, intelligence and method as well. How do you create this package?»
«They used to teach us way back in the 80s and 90s in club cricket how to play run-a-ball. Even us tailenders knew that we have to play run-a-ball,» he concluded.
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