Michael Vaughan blasts Pakistan and Babar Azam after poor performance in 2024 T20 World Cup

I T20 World Cup 2024 it has become a nightmare Pakistan and their chief Babar Azam. Their campaign began with a shock loss to the United States of America (USA) and subsequent defeats against major rivals India. These setbacks have led to an early exit from the tournament, so far to the dismay of their fans and critics around the world.

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Pakistan managed to win the first time against them Canada, keeping the slim hopes of qualifying alive. However, their fate was sealed in the middle of the game USA and Ireland were washed out, leading to shared points. Meanwhile, in batting their captain Babar may have scored 90 runs in three matches at 104.65, and Pakistan’s batting problems have seen them drop to number 3. . In early April, Babar was reinstated as the white-ball captain after stepping down from the Pakistan team. ODI World Cup 2023 in India.

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Speaking to Cricbuzz, the former In England the captain Michael Vaughan expressed his doubts about Babar as T20 captain. Vaughan said, “I still haven’t seen him as a T20 captain. I see him as a Test and 50-over captain, in those ways he stands out as a player. In T20 cricket, his game is very good, pure player, but he is not in the top 15 batsmen in the world in T20 cricket. I think there are better players than him in the system,” Vaughan’s comments highlighted lingering concerns about Babar’s success as a leader in the shortest format.

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Michael Vaughan’s view of Pakistan

Reflecting on Pakistan’s exit from the group stage, Vaughan pointed out that Pakistan missed important opportunities against the USA and India. He went on to say that the group will not blame its exit because of the weather alone. A win in those games would have guaranteed their place in the Super 8s. Vaughan praised the USA for their determination to defeat Pakistan and criticized Pakistan for not being a top quality white-ball team, despite their last appearance in the final edition of the T20 World Cup in Australia.

“They can’t blame the weather. They should have beaten the United States and India. Had they won those two games, they would have advanced to the Super Eights. This is what Pakistan usually do in World Cups, they come and beat good teams. I didn’t expect them to come close to India. They should have won that game. In their game against the United States, they were poor. They were really poor at the back end defensively. Four in the last ball, the Super Over, killed a lot of people. The ball was moving there, two and three runs, and it was common in Pakistan. They just panicked, and a huge debt to the United States. They held their nerve, played good shots, and crossed the line,” the 49-year-old added.

“I don’t see Pakistan at the moment as a big white football team. Even in the last World Cup, when they won or reached the final, I didn’t think they were a big team. Even when they won or reached the finals of the last World Cup, I didn’t think they were a big team. They just did what Pakistan did. They should have won that game,” Vaughan concluded.

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