Why Rizwan Should Replace Babar Azam As Pakistan Captain

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Rumors in media suggest that Rizwan might take over Pakistan’s white-ball captaincy from Babar Azam and so, here is a look at why such a move from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would make sense.

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Babar Azam Has Had Enough Chances, Rizwan Is Yet To Be Tried

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Babar Azam is leading Pakistan’s white-ball team since 2019. Similarly, by now, he has also led different franchises for a considerable period of time in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Nevertheless, as a team leader, he is yet to win an ICC trophy or a PSL tournament. Therefore, it is clear that despite repeated opportunities he has failed to mature in the leadership role and that the time is right to replace with him Rizwan who has a decent first-class record as a captain and who is yet to be tried at the international level.

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Differences Within The Team

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Over the past few months, media reports have highlighted multiple issues related to poor discipline and infighting within the team. If these reports are accurate, Babar has developed differences with and lost the support of key members of the group. Therefore, appointing someone like Rizwan as captain makes sense, as he appears to be on good terms with everyone in the dressing room.

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Babar’s Form Has Gone Down

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The last couple of years, Babar’s batting form seems to suffer every time he leads the green shirts and so, it is in Pakistan’s best interest to relieve the burden of captaincy from their best batter and handover the job to someone who seems both ready and hungry to deliver the goods.

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