The performance of Pakistan team captain Babar Azam has been very poor for some time now. Not only this, the Pakistan team has also failed to show good performance under his captaincy. Let us tell you, in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the Pakistan team failed to make it to the Super 8 under the captaincy of Babar Azam.

Now former Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik has given an important advice to Babar Azam. According to Shoaib Malik, Babar Azam should now step down from captaincy and focus completely on his batting. According to him, Babar Azam should understand that this was a bad time which is over now and even better days are yet to come.

Shoaib Malik said during an interview with Cricket Pakistan, ‘There are ups and downs in life, especially when you are a cricketer from the subcontinent. Babar Azam should stay strong at this time. He should play as a player and step down from captaincy. This is my belief. Whenever Babar Azam plays as a player, he also performs tremendously for the team. But I believe that he should stay away from captaincy.’

Who should be appointed as Pakistan’s limited overs captain?

Shoaib Malik believes that Fakhar Zaman should be given the captaincy of the Pakistan team in limited overs cricket. According to him, modern day cricket is being played at a very fast pace and Fakhar Zaman can play this role very well.

Shoaib Malik further said, ‘If we talk about today’s aggressive cricket, then Fakhar Zaman should be given the captaincy of the limited overs team because he has the vision to lead the team.’

Let us tell you, Babar Azam was the highest run-scorer for Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He scored 122 runs in four matches at an average of over 40 and a strike rate of 101.66.