“Massive Mistake From Our Captain”: Pakistan Great Slams Babar Azam After South Africa Defeat In Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News

Legendary Pakistan quick bowler Wasim Akram criticised skipper Babar Azam after the group slumped to slim defeat in opposition to South Africa in Cricket World Cup 2023. South Africa misplaced wickets in a heap after a strong begin to the run chase however Pakistan weren’t capable of break the ultimate wicket partnership between Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj. With the pacers finishing their total quota of overs, Babar gave the ball to Mohammad Nawaz however he ended up conceding a vital boundary that clinched the sport for South Africa. While Babar was seen shouting at Nawaz after the match, Akram mentioned that though individuals will blame the bowler, the accountability will truly fall on the skipper Babar.

“There were a couple of mistakes at the end. When a team loses then criticism is natural. The last over was given to Nawaz. I know the whole country will attack Nawaz but at that time Usama Mir had two overs left. Who was bowling better at that moment? Usama Mir. Who had more chances of baffling the tail-enders with googlies? Usama. His first three-four overs weren’t good but he got two wickets for you. So Usama should have bowled that over, then Nawaz. Otherwise, the captaincy was fine. he bowled the main bowlers, got wickets. But I didn’t understand why he gave the ball to Nawaz in that over. His confidence was not there. The angle he creates with his release point will always take the ball down the leg side. So that was a massive mistake from our captain,” he mentioned on A Sports.

However, Akram additionally identified the positives that Pakistan can take from the match and he was all reward for Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim for his or her bowling performances.

“They made a game out of it. Haris bowled his heart out. It was good to see Wasim making an impact in this game. He’s got the talent, we all know but he didn’t get consistent chances. Today he was very good. His pace was up, bowled consistently over 140. He got some swing and troubled the South African batters,” he concluded.