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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Azam Khan recently expressed his disappointment at not being able to perform consistently for the national team. Between July 2021 and February 2024, the talented youngster has played just eight T20I matches. Azam was part of the Pakistan team in the recent five-match T20 series against New Zealand.
In the first three T20 matches he played, he scored 22 runs. After this he was dropped from the team. Salman Butt recently reacted to Azam Khan’s comments on not getting a chance in the Pakistan team for a long time. The former Pakistan captain criticized the coaching staff and claimed that they would not make any positive changes in Azam’s game.
Salman Butt gave a big statement regarding Azam Khan
In a video on his YouTube channel, Salman Butt said, “Look, he said some right things regarding the coaching staff. He said he was being made to feel like he was not good enough. He is still very young. He would realize later in his career that there are some coaches who are just there to praise the players. They want to make the players happy so they can keep their jobs.”
Azam has scored only 29 runs in seven innings so far in the T20I format. With such a poor record, his place in the national team may be in jeopardy, but his performances in franchise leagues around the world have been impressive. In the ongoing International League T20 (ILT20) tournament, Azam has scored 159 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 176.67. He is the second highest run scorer for Desert Vipers this season.
Regarding Azam Khan, Butt also said, “He (Azam Khan) should have got a chance to play in the entire series. In some matches, he went out to bat when the required run rate was close to 13, which is not easy for any batsman. However, if you want to play international cricket, you have to stay fit. The kind of talent he has, if he works on his fitness he can perform much better.”
