T20 World Cup 2024: Babar Azam said that he will take a call on his captaincy after discussing with the PCB. Pakistan crashed out of the Super 8 after initially losing to the USA and India.
Babar yet to decide on giving up captaincy, says ‘decision is of the PCB. Courtesy: AP
New York,UPDATED: Jun 17, 2024 06:12 IST
Babar Azam said that he hasn’t thought about giving up captaincy after Pakistan’s disastrous campaign in the T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and USA. On Sunday, June 16, Babar’s men defeated Ireland by 3 wickets in Lauderhill and finished third in the table in Group A with 4 points, but fell short of a berth in the Super 8.
After USA’s match against Ireland was called off, Pakistan were officially knocked out of the competition and hence, the match against Ireland was a dead rubber. Babar admitted that losing close matches against the USA and India after having the opposition on the mat did not help Pakistan by any means.
“As much as you all are disappointed – we are more disappointed. We were not able to perform as our players. I think we did not play well as a team. It's not that we lost because of one person or he did this or that. As a team we lost.
“When the games were in our hands – we lost wickets because of which we lost two crucial matches. We were going ahead, and the pressure was on the other team,” Babar said in the post-match press conference.
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‘Won’t announce anything behind the scenes’
On captaincy, Babar said that he would discuss his future prospects of captaincy with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) before zeroing in on any decision. After the ODI World Cup last year, Babar stepped down as skipper across formats, but PCB brought him earlier this year. However, he did not have a great time after Pakistan failed to perform to expectations in the T20 World Cup.
“Secondly – about the captaincy – when I had left it, I thought that I shouldn’t be doing it now, that’s why I left it and I announced it myself. Then, when they gave it back to me, it was the decision of the PCB. When I go back, we will discuss all the things that happened here,” Babar said.
“And if I have to leave the captaincy, this decision, I will tell you openly. I will not announce anything behind the scenes. Whatever happens, will happen in front of you. But for now, I have not thought about it. The decision is of the PCB,” Babar added.
After losing to India and the USA, Pakistan returned to winning ways against Canada. They also had to fight against Ireland before chasing down a target of 107 with 7 balls left in their innings.
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sabyasachi chowdhury
Published On:
Jun 17, 2024
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