Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is currently going through a rough patch of his career he has not been able to score a fifty since his last 14 Test innings. The last time he got past the mark was in December 2022 against New Zealand with a 161-run knock. He scored 0, 22 in the recently concluded Test match against Bangladesh and Pakistan lost that match by 10 wickets. This is the first time that Bangladesh won a Test match against Pakistan.
Netizens and former cricketers started questioning Babar Azam's form after he failed to perform against the neighbouring nation. Ex-PCB chief Ramiz Raja backed Babar and slammed the critics of former Pakistan captain.
"So what does he have to do? First, avoid social media. Second, stay in the moment. When you are not able to score runs, it becomes a mental game and you start second-guessing. So you start worrying and that worrisome look is evident on Babar's face. He is trying hard, so frustration will be there. What's important is how he is batting," he added.
He slammed the critics saying that anybody can criticize anyone and this should be discouraged as much as possible.
"It seems entire nation doesn't have a problem with anything except the form of Babar Azam. Unfortunately what happens is when you lose a match and you haven't scored runs and if you are Babar Azam, then you become a headline - How did we lose? What did he do? What was his contribution? And then this is the era of Social Media. Anybody can criticize and ridicule anyone, this should be discouraged as much as possible." added Ramiz Raja.
"Cricket is in our blood but don't know for how long if we continue to lose matches like this in Test cricket. Fan following increases with wins and fans identify themselves with success stories. Babar Azam has had a famous success story. There is no doubt that he has been a big player in all three formats."
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