Former skipper of the Pakistan Cricket Team Babar Azam was spotted playing Tennis with his brother in a video.
The cricketer was seen playing Tennis with his brother after the national team’s early exit from the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.
The cricketer was seen engaging in a recreational activity along with his brother and fellow cricketer Usman Qadir and a group of other people.
Babar Azam is among the cricketers facing harsh criticism for the team’s poor performance. Pakistan faced early elimination from the tournament as it failed to qualify for the semi-final of the tournament it is hosting after 37 years.
Pakistan did not win any of its group matches against New Zealand and India. Whereas, the third match with Bangladesh was washed out.
Babar Azam, one of the senior players in the team, is being criticised for recurrent poor performance in the team. Fans expected him to play a crucial role in the team. However, Azam could not live up to the expectations of fans.
Speculations claim several senior players, including Muhammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Tayyab Tahir, Kamran Ghula,m and Fakhar Zama,n are likely to be dropped from the team for the upcoming tour to New Zealand. Performers in domestic cricket are likely to be included in the team, with Shadab Khan replacing Muhammad Rizwan as the skipper for the side.
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The selectors are likely to include emerging talents such as Mohammad Haris, Sufiyan Muqeem, Arafat Minhas, Irfan Khan Niazi, Zaman Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abbas Afridi, and Jahandad Khan.
Meanwhile, Saqlain Mushtaq will be replaced as the team’s head coach. The Pakistan Team’s tour to New Zealand includes five Twenty20Is and three One-Day Internationals. The tour will begin on March 16th and continue until April 12th.
The PCB management looks forward to rebuilding the team following the Champions Trophy humiliating exit.