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Ben Stokes and Babar Azam (Image Source: Twitter)
On 20 December 2022, Pakistan suffered a 3-0 Test series loss at home against England. They came to Pakistan to play a Test series after a long gap of 17 years. Still, they were able to completely thrash the Men in Green in three matches. Before the series, Babar Azam and his men had a great chance to get qualified for the final of the ongoing World Championship Final.
But, after this result, now they are at the edge of getting out of that contention. Moreover, Pakistan also lost four Test matches for the first time in their history in a calendar year. So, fans have slammed Babar Azam for his poor captaincy throughout the series. Now, another star Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal slammed the star batter for such an embarrassing result.
“The captaincy wasn't perfect” - Kamran Akmal on Babar Azam
While speaking on his official YouTube channel, Kamran Akmal said: "Any country that wins a series in Pakistan, it's a big achievement for them. Very big achievement for England. They came after so long, it was a historical series and they made Pakistan a history. They told us, 'we have exposed your cricket, your mentality, your system. Now, you take the decision on how to improve your cricket'. They played their own cricket.”
“We know where we made mistakes. Those who made debut, did they deserve it? Did we play the XI according to pitch? The captaincy wasn't perfect. You look at Ben Stokes' captaincy and Babar's captaincy... he has been Pakistan's skipper for so long, at least have some maturity now, take better decisions. At least make your presence feel in the ground. There was nothing positive about him,” Akmal added.
“From the first Test till the last day of the series, every time there was a press conference, commentators and media, everyone was talking about how England dominated Pakistan. No one talked about us, no one praised us because we played with a negative approach,” Kamran Akmal concluded.