Pakistan’s brilliant batsman Babar Azam has taken a shocking decision. Babar Azam has taken a big decision and announced to leave the captaincy of T20 and ODI formats at the international level. Everyone is surprised after his announcement. He was handed the captaincy of the shortest format even before the ICC T20 World Cup.
Before him, Shaheen Afridi was appointed as the T20 captain, but later he was removed. This is the second time that Babar Azam has resigned from the captaincy of the Pakistani team. He has made this big announcement by writing on X. Now, who will be the new captain of the Pakistani team, on which all eyes are fixed. The PCB has yet to make a statement about the new captain. Everyone can know what Babar Azam wrote through the tweet.
Babar Azam said a big thing
Pakistan player Babar Azam has written a big thing while announcing to leave the captaincy. He wrote that Dear Fans, I am sharing some news with you today, I have decided to resign from the post of captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team as per the information given to the PCB and team management last month.
Dear Fans,
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) October 1, 2024
I'm sharing some news with you today. I have decided to resign as captain of the Pakistan men's cricket team, effective as of my notification to the PCB and Team Management last month.
It's been an honour to lead this team, but it's time for me to step down and focus…
It is an honour for me to lead this team, but now the time has come for me to step down and focus on my playing role. Babar Azam further wrote that captaincy has been a rewarding experience. But it has also increased the workload.
Now, I want to give priority to my performance. He further wrote that I also want to enjoy my batting. I also want to spend time with my family. Babar had some significant achievements during his first tenure as captain. Under his captaincy, Pakistan has also been the runner-up in two consecutive T20 World Cups.
Babar Azam’s performance
29-year-old Babar Azam has left no stone unturned in winning the hearts of the fans with his batting in all three formats. He has scored 3962 runs in 54 Test matches. At the international level, he has scored 5729 runs in 117 ODIs. Talking about T-20, he has scored 4145 runs in 123 games. For information, let us tell you that Babar Azam has been trolled for a long time due to the team’s poor performance. Cricket fans are also constantly raising questions about his batting.
