Pakistan TV Host Aftab Iqbal accuses Babar Azam of favouritism in team selection

Popular Pakistani TV Host Aftab Iqbal is facing the ire of Cricket fans for his distasteful comments on Pakistan captain Babar Azam. While talking on his show, Khabarhar, Iqbal stated that Babar Azam has become egoistical and is not a star in his eyes anymore.

Aftab went on to say that Babar has gotten so much popularity in such a short span of time which has turned him arrogant. The show host also said that Babar should remember his roots and keep his feet on the ground rather than turning into a ‘dictator’. He further went on to imply that Babar selects the Pakistan national team on the basis of favouritism and does not include deserving players because of his egotistic mindset.

Iqbal suggested that Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, and Faheem Ashraf should be included in the national team squad and Babar should request Shoaib Malik to come back into the team and solve Pakistan’s middle-order batting woes.

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Aftab’s scathing remarks did not sit well with the cricketing fraternity in the country as they stormed to social media to defend the star batter. Many of the users shared their personal interactions with Babar which showcased his humbleness while others trolled Aftab for his cricket analysis.

Babar Azam leads Pakistan to consecutive wins in tri-series

Meanwhile, Pakistan is facing Bangladesh and New Zealand in a T20I tri-series in New Zealand. Babar Azam’s men have got off to a winning start in the competition with consecutive wins against both the oppositions. Babar has an uphill task at hand to take his team all the way in the 20-20 World Cup.

Pakistan lost their last two assignments in the format as they first lost the final of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka followed by a 3-4 loss against England in the T20I series. Pakistan will start their world cup campaign with a game against arch-rivals India on 23^rd October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Pakistan have one 20-20 World Cup to their name which they clinched way back in 2009 under the leadership of Younis Khan.