Babar Azam will retire from international cricket: Islamabad: The stars of the brilliant batsman Babar Azam, who was once the shining star of Pakistani cricket, are seen in decline. Yesterday i.e. Tuesday night, he left the captaincy of Pakistan cricket's ODI and T-20 team. He announced this by writing a long post on social media.
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Babar Azam wrote in a post on social media, “Dear fans, today I am sharing a news with you that after the information given to the Pakistan Cricket Board and team management last month, I have decided to resign from the captaincy of Pakistan men's cricket team. Have decided. It has been an honor for me to lead this team, but now the time has come to step down and focus on my playing role.
Babar Azam will retire from international cricket He further mentioned that, “Captaincy has been a rewarding experience, but it has also increased the workload. I want to give priority to my performance. “I want to enjoy my batting and spend quality time with my family, that makes me happy.”
Babar further wrote, “Leaving the post of captaincy will give me clarity moving forward and I will be able to focus more on my game and personal development. He wrote that I am grateful for your unwavering support and faith in me, your enthusiasm means a lot to me.
Dear Fans,
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 honor to lead this team, but it's time for me to step down and focus…
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) October 1, 2024
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Will Babar retire?
Babar Azam will retire from international cricket It has become clear from his leaving the post and captaincy that he was under a lot of pressure. Its effect was visible on his performance also. However, his failure as a captain is not new. Before the T20 World Cup, Pakistan had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of India in the ODI Cricket World Cup and Asia Cup. Under his captaincy, Pakistan has also lost many bilateral series. But even after such failure he remained the captain. If sources are to be believed, due to being the most successful cricketer of Pakistan for a long period, his scrutiny in selection with the board and domestic cricket had increased. Due to this stardom of Babar, his own team players and the board officials themselves started hating him. On many occasions, there have been reports of his differences with fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi. In such a situation, it is believed that pressure is being put on him to retire from some format or the other. However, it is difficult to say whether this is part of PCB's strategy or some conspiracy. But it is certain that now it is difficult for Babar to play comfortably in all formats.
Babar Azam Stats
How was Babar's career?
Babar Azam is currently the most successful batsman of Pakistan. He has made many big records of cricket in his name in a short time. There is great craze about him among the cricket fans of Pakistan. He is compared with India's star player Virat Kohli. He has been on top in the international cricket rankings. Talking about his ODI career, so far he has scored 5729 runs in 117 ODI matches at an excellent average of 56.7. 158 runs has been his best performance. He has also scored 19 centuries and 32 half-centuries in ODIs. Similarly, he has scored 3962 runs in 54 matches of Test format. Here also his average has been 44.5. He has 9 centuries and 32 half centuries in his name in red ball cricket. If we talk about T-20, Babar Azam has scored 4145 runs in 123 matches at a strike rate of 129.1. Babar has scored 3 centuries and 29 fifties in quick cricket.
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