“No player walked toward Babar,” ex-Pakistan observes Pakistan team is scattered with lack of UNITY

He believes that it's good for the team that such things become public because it will help the team to rectify and improve its conduct, and eventually, there will be unity.

“No player walked toward Babar,” ex-Pakistan observes Pakistan team is scattered with lack of UNITY

Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam (Image via X)

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam reportedly exchanged some heated words with pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi in the dressing room after Pakistan’s elimination from the 2023 Asia Cup. Pakistan registered a heartbreaking defeat by two wickets against Sri Lanka in their last Super Four match. Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan expressed his concerns about the lack of unity in the team.

Babar reportedly pointed out the shortcomings of the players but Afridi interrupted him, asking him to focus on the positives also. Babar had said that he was aware of which players did well on the field. Right after the the argument, the 29-year-old left the dressing roommate for the press conference and after reaching the team hotel, he did not talk with anyone.

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When these reports were shared on the media, Moin Khan commented that no players came to Babar. He believes that it’s good for the team that such things become public because it will help the team to rectify and improve its conduct, and eventually, there will be unity.

“We saw in the entire tournament, I’ve commented about it earlier as well… no player walked towards Babar. Neither Rizwan came to him, nor even the vice-captain was coming to him. No one was going to him. It felt like everyone was scattered, there was no unity,” said Moin on Geo TV.

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Pakistan’s Asia Cup campaign summary

Pakistan kick-started their campaign after an easy win over Nepal on the opening day of the continental tournament. After that, they faced India but rain washed out the match and both India and Pakistan shared a point each.

"No player walked toward Babar," ex-Pakistan observes Pakistan team is scattered with lack of UNITY
Pakistan team (Image via X)

After a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh, Pakistan again faced India, in the Super Four stage. The reserve day saw India defeating Babar Azam and Co. by 228 runs.

Pakistan had to win their last Super Four match against Sri Lanka. But Dasun Shanaka‘s men secured the victory by two wickets to knock out Pakistan.

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