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[Saba Sports News] Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif gave a shocking statement on Babar Azam, downplaying his batting.
Speaking on X space, Asif criticized the Pakistan captain, saying that he even now can bowl a maiden over in the T20 format.
“I can bowl a maiden over to Babar Azam in T20 cricket even today, he cannot hit the ball if you bowl good deliveries to him,” Asif said.
Further stating on Babar’s captaincy, Asif asserted Pakistan do not have any option besides him to hand over the leadership. Although, he claimed that Shahid Afridi is pushing for Shaheen Shah Afridi’s case to replace Babar.
“We don’t have a choice right now to replace Babar Azam as captain. Shahid Afridi is trying for Shaheen Afridi to become captain, but it’s not easy,” he added.
Further, he alleged Babar of favouring certain players, citing Hasan Ali’s example.
“Hasan Ali is part of the lobby, he eats with Babar Azam and other players. He is in the team because he is part of the lobby. This used to be the case when we used to play too. A lobby doesn’t select players from outside,” Asif mentioned.