‘Were you here to sell chickpeas?’: Wasim Akram tears into Babar Azam's Pakistan captaincy after England debacle
After Babar Azam's lack of grit in the England tour, legendary pacer Wasim Akram tears into the Pakistan Test skipper for the team's failures.
Wasim Akram, a former Pakistani cricket captain, publicly criticized Babar Azam's handling of the role as Test captain during England's recent 3-0 Test whitewash. Akram, speaking at a charity event in Manchester alongside Waqar Younis, questioned Babar's knowledge of a mid-tour squad overhaul that included sending seven players home and sacking key coaches.
When Babar claimed he was unaware of the changes, Akram replied, "Were you here to sell chickpeas?" He argued that a captain who is kept in the dark about major decisions cannot give 100% effort, and that such a situation damages the entire team. Akram further suggested that Babar should have stepped down from the captaincy after Pakistan's second defeat to England, emphasizing that the decision to appoint him as captain should have been reconsidered.
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