PCB Plans to Keep Babar Azam as Captain Until 2023 World Cup, The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to announce that Babar Azam will continue as captain until the 2023 World Cup in India later this year. Despite inconsistent results, PCB chairman Najam Sethi has already expressed his support for the talented batter.
In the past few months, the 28-year-old’s ability to lead the team has been severely questioned as Pakistan was unable to win a Test match on their home ground last year and suffered a 3-0 defeat against England. Additionally, the Men in Green lost both the T20I series against England and the 50-over series against New Zealand.
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PCB Announced Babar Azam As Captain until 2023 World Cup
Recently, Sethi held a press conference where he requested the media and cricketing community to avoid creating any controversy regarding Babar’s captaincy. He said, – as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo:
“For months media and cricketing circles have been discussing the pros and cons of retaining Babar Azam as captain in all formats of the game. I have subsequently publicly stated this position. In the final analysis, my decision will be subject to the success or failure of the status quo.“
“I will also be guided by what the Selectors and Director Cricket Ops and head coach have to say going forward. I expect they will be in the best position to advise me. Therefore, we should support Babar and not make the matter controversial in the interests of the national team.”
In 2022, the right-handed batsman had an outstanding performance across all formats, winning the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Award and being appointed as the captain of the ODI team. Additionally, he was honored with the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award.
“What I saw with Babar Azam, the first thing that impressed me was his hands” – Mickey Arthur
PCB Announced Babar Azam As Captain until 2023 World Cup, According to Mickey Arthur, who has recently joined the men’s team as a part-time director, he has full confidence in the skipper’s potential to become the top batter. Arthur said in a press conference:
“What I saw with Babar Azam, the first thing that impressed me was his hands. When you look at a young batsman, it’s the speed of his hands that gets you excited. The key to backing him was to give him opportunities to succeed.”
“I knew that he was going to become a key part of a very successful Pakistan team. I always thought that he was going to become the number one batsman in the world.“
PCB Announced Babar Azam As Captain until 2023 World Cup, At present, Pakistan is participating in a T20 series consisting of five matches against New Zealand.
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