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Pakistan World Cup winner Mushtaq Ahmed lavished praise on Pakistan captain Babar Azam after the team failed to perform in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024. He stated that the skipper requires contributions from the rest of the players. Babar Azam-led side were heavily criticised for their poor show in the marquee event hosted by USA and West Indies.
Mushtaq also said that other players from the Pakistan cricket team also have to score runs, they also have a role to play for the team.
"Babar's intent has definitely changed in the past year. He has shown aggression in his batting. If a person can improve so much, I think that's enough," Mushtaq said to Cricket Pakistan.
"Other players also have a duty to score runs; they have a role to play too. If one person gives you a score, but the rest of our players don't go on to score in the remaining 7-8 overs, then there's a problem," he added.
"This has been happening for 3-4 years. They (other players except Babar) only score when it doesn't make a significant impact," stated Mushtaq.
Babar was the highest run-getter for Men in Green in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024. He scored 122 runs in four matches with a strike rate of 101.66.
Pakistan's performance in T20 World Cup 2024
Pakistan failed to qualify for the Super 8 of the recently concluded T20 World Cup after losing back-to-back matches against the USA and India respectively. They won their last two matches of the marquee event before being knocked out of the mega event.
Pakistan cricket team are currently taking part in a training session that started on June 25 and will continue till July 7. Pakistani players are currently training for red-ball cricket at Hanif Mohammad High-Performance Centre in Karachi.
After the flop show in the T20 World Cup 2024, Men in Green will play nine Test matches for the 2024-25 season of the World Test Championship. These Tests include home series against Bangladesh and England in August and October, respectively. They will also play away matches in South Africa in December/January and later will play two Tests at home against West Indies in January 2025.
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