Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar hasn’t been mincing his phrases whereas criticising Pakistan skipper Babar Azam over his poor communication abilities. He has been hitting out at the younger batter, stressing that he can by no means turn out to be a “brand” within the nation, as he would not know how one can categorical himself in entrance of the media. However, on a lighter observe, Akhtar lately shared an outdated incident about him bowling to a younger Babar within the nets throughout his teaching days. He revealed how the Pakistan skipper had hit him for a straight drive, which had left him fuming in anger.
“I still remember Babar used to come to the academy. Mudassar bhai would accompany him at the time. Once, I told Babar to bat in the nets, and specifically told him to not hit me for a straight drive. But he’s a natural batter who relies on his cover and straight drives. Soon, he hit me for a straight drive. Tab maine socha, ‘Main isko chhorunga nahi’ (Then I thought, I won’t spare you). Then, Mudassar bhai (former Pakistan head coach) told Babar to come out varna ye ball mar dega (or else he will hit you),” Akhtar informed Suno News.
Earlier, Akhtar took an oblique dig on Babar after wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan performed a match-winning knock for Islamabad United in a Pakistan Super League match towards Karachi Kings.
“I found Azam Khan as a responsible guy who can build the innings, not just slog. He spoke smartly in the interview as well, and it felt nice to hear him speak like that as he talked about his performance. When I was playing 20 years ago, I didn’t care how I spoke. But in today’s era, being in media is a part of your job. I can only indicate and pin-point for you, ‘this is a problem, please go and correct it. It’s for your own benefit’. He (Azam) looked like a captaincy material with the way he spoke,” Akhtar had mentioned on Suno News.
Akhtar additional took a dig at Babar’s ‘ICC Player of the Year’ award, which he had received earlier this 12 months, and mentioned, “When Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shahid Afridi, and Abdul Razzaq used to play, they would say, ‘the whole ground and its crowd is mine. I control the atmosphere in this place’. And Azam was controlling that. That’s how you become a star. It’s not just about winning ICC Player of the Year awards, no no. The things Azam did… crowd backed him, he took their ownership. He was like, ‘I’m here to run the show.”
Babar is at the moment main the PSL crew Peshawar Zalmi, who’ve registered three wins out of six matches. Zalmi will now be squaring off towards Lahore Qalandars of their subsequent match on Tuesday.
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