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Former Indian cricketer Varun Aaron slammed Pakistan captain Babar Azam and said the Pakistan captain never performs in big tournaments against big teams.

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'Babar Azam never scores runs in big tournament': Former Indian pacer slams Pakistan captain after embarrassing exit from T20 World Cup 2024

Legendary Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag slammed Pakistan captain Babar Azam and said he does not deserve a place in the T20 team if the captaincy changes.

Babar Azam and Virender Sehwag in frame (Getty)

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'Doesn’t deserve a place in T20 team': Virender Sehwag's no-nonsense verdict on Babar Azam after Pakistan's embarrassing exit from T20 World Cup 2024

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'Babar Azam shouldn't play T20 cricket' - PAK SLAMMED after poor showing vs Ireland

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Babar Azam REFUSES to QUIT Pakistan captaincy, puts blame on players instead 

Babar Azam-led Pakistan bowed out of T20 World Cup 2024 with a three-wicket win over Paul Stirling's Ireland in their last group stage game.

Babar Azam in the post-match press conference (Screengrab: X)

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'I cannot play in every player's place': Babar Azam loses patience in press conference after Pakistan's consolation win over Ireland

Shaheen Afridi starred in Pakistan's three-wicket win over Ireland in their last match of T20 World Cup 2024. Afridi admitted that Pakistan need to improve in a few areas quickly.

Shaheen Afridi during T20 World Cup 2024 clash against Ireland (Getty Images)

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'Champions Trophy is coming': Shaheen Afridi has a message for out-of-form Pakistan after T20 World Cup 2024 exit

Babar Azam has left it on PCB whether they want to retain him as T20I captain or sack him after Pakistan's dismal show in T20 World Cup 2024.

Babar Azam at the coin toss (Getty Images)

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Babar Azam opens up on possibility of losing captaincy after Pakistan's early T20 World Cup 2024 exit, says 'When I go back...'

Pakistan managed to eke out a three-wicket win over Ireland in their last appearance of the T20 World Cup 2024 after Babar Azam's sedate 32-run knock.

Pakistan's captain Babar Azam misses a shot during T20 World Cup 2024 group A match against Ireland at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill on June 16. (Getty)

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PAK vs IRE: Pakistan survive Ireland scare after Babar Azam's sedate knock to sign off T20 World Cup with a 3-wicket consolation win

Naseem Shah sat out of Pakistan's playing XI in their T20 World Cup's last group stage match against Ireland on June 16 at the Central Broward Park Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Pakistan's star pacer Naseem Shah in this frame. (Getty)

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REVEALED: Why Naseem Shah didn't feature in Pakistan's playing XI against Ireland in their T20 World Cup's last group stage match?

Ireland will be facing Pakistan in match 36 of the T20 World Cup 2024. Both teams are already out of the Super 8 qualification race. So, this match won't have any effect on the current scenario.

Babar Azam and Paul Stirling in frame (Getty)

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Pakistan vs Ireland Stats

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WORM

MANHATTAN

Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG

281 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Rohit Sharma

IND

257 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Travis Head

AUS

255 Runs 7 Matches•7 Inns

Quinton de Kock

SA

243 Runs 9 Matches•9 Inns

Ibrahim Zadran

AFG

231 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Nicholas Pooran

WI

228 Runs 7 Matches•7 Inns

Andries Gous

USA

219 Runs 6 Matches•6 Inns

Jos Buttler

ENG

214 Runs 8 Matches•7 Inns

Suryakumar Yadav

IND

199 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Heinrich Klaasen

SA

190 Runs 9 Matches•8 Inns

Phil Salt

ENG

188 Runs 8 Matches•7 Inns

David Warner

AUS

178 Runs 7 Matches•7 Inns

Rishabh Pant

IND

171 Runs 8 Matches•8 Inns

Marcus Stoinis

AUS

169 Runs 7 Matches•5 Inns

David Miller

SA

169 Runs 9 Matches•8 Inns

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'Babar Azam never scores runs in big tournament': Former Indian pacer slams Pakistan captain after embarrassing exit from T20 World Cup 2024

'Doesn’t deserve a place in T20 team': Virender Sehwag's no-nonsense verdict on Babar Azam after Pakistan's embarrassing exit from T20 World Cup 2024

'Babar Azam shouldn't play T20 cricket' - PAK SLAMMED after poor showing vs Ireland

281 Runs

8 Matches•8 Inns

257 Runs

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255 Runs

7 Matches•7 Inns

243 Runs

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231 Runs

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228 Runs

7 Matches•7 Inns

219 Runs

6 Matches•6 Inns

214 Runs

8 Matches•7 Inns

199 Runs

8 Matches•8 Inns

190 Runs

9 Matches•8 Inns

188 Runs

8 Matches•7 Inns

178 Runs

7 Matches•7 Inns

171 Runs

8 Matches•8 Inns

169 Runs

7 Matches•5 Inns

169 Runs

9 Matches•8 Inns