Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has reacted to Pakistan’s poor start in the T20 World Cup 2024. Vaughan has never shied away from voicing his opinions and making bold claims in the world of cricket.
Seeing Pakistan’s horrible run in the United States, the Englishman has now suggested the Asian powerhouse should reappoint Shaheen Shah Afridi as the team’s captain. “I think they need to go back to Shaheen [as skipper]. Clearly, they are a better team when they’re juggling the captaincy around a bit”, Vaughan said on the Club Prairie Fire podcast.
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Vaughan’s suggestion led to one of the podcast members asking him if they should sack Babar Azam mid-match. The Englishman then took a dig at Pakistan by claiming that only they could do such a thing. “If there was ever a team in the history of cricket to do that kind of a thing [sacking the captain] mid-match, Pakistan are favourites to deliver that kind of sacking,” Vaughan jokingly said.
For the unversed, Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was anointed as the team’s captain in T20I cricket last year. The decision was made right after the 2023 ODI World Cup where Pakistan failed to make the knockouts under the leadership of Babar Azam. After a poor show in India, Babar shared a post on X to announce that he was stepping down as the team’s captain from all three formats. This led to Shaheen assuming the skipper role in T20Is whereas Shan Masood was tasked with leading the team in Test cricket. However, a change in management within the Pakistan Cricket Board led to Babar’s reinstatement as the team’s skipper.
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Babar Azam’s return to captaincy has been far from ideal for Pakistan. They recently lost a four-match T20I series to England before conceding defeats against the USA and India at the T20 World Cup 2024. Michael Vaughan also had some words to share about Pakistan’s performance against the Rohit Sharma-led side. “Pakistan just cannot beat India…They don’t believe. That’s my fundamental summary of the game is Pakistan, they… Do not believe they can beat India. Simple as that”, Vaughan concluded on the podcast.
Pakistan are currently on the back foot in their campaign for international glory. They will now have to depend on either the USA or India making a mistake in the tournament, for a chance at Super 8 qualification. Pakistan will also have to win their remaining game against Ireland to stay alive in the competition. The decisive clash will take place at the Central Broward Region Park on June 16.
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