Babar Azam is leading all three formats of Pakistan cricket. Many people think that Babar Azam is not able to be in his best rhythm to cope with the pressure of three formats. However, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali thinks that Babar can be at his best if he only concentrates on batting. Basit made such comments in an interview recently. He also wants Shaheen Afridi to replace Babar Azam as the captain of the Pakistan team.

According to the legendary Pakistani cricketer, Shaheen Afridi should take over the leadership from Babar Azam. Basit Ali told Shaheen Afridi to take charge of Pakistan’s two formats. Shadab Khan should be given the captaincy in the T20 format with Shaheen in ODI and Test cricket. This former Pakistani cricketer also thinks that Babar Azam will really show his batting skills getting out of this extra pressure.

Asking Babar Azam to step down, Basit said in an interview, “The pressure is increasing on Babar. His captaincy is often criticized. Babar Azam should step down. He is a great batsman, if he steps down from captaincy, he can break many records. Captaincy is affecting his batting. It is affecting the performance negatively. Pakistan is also losing. Because Babar is not getting 100%. So he should give up the captaincy and focus on batting only.”

Shaheen Afridi is a terror to opponents in white ball cricket. He is enough to give the opposition batsmen sleepless nights with his brilliant bowling. So Basit said to give Shaheen Afridi the captaincy instead of Babar Azam. In this context, he also said, “There should be a change of captain in Pakistan cricket. Shaheen Afridi should be the captain of Pakistan instead of Babar. He is a great bowler, if he is fit then he can lead ODI and Test cricket. Hopefully, Pakistan will benefit from this. On the other hand, Shadab Khan can be brought in to lead the T20 team. He has all the qualities to lead.”

Meanwhile, the injury does not seem to leave behind this bowler of Pakistan. Shaheen is out of the field for a long time due to an injury. Although he was supposed to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), he could not play because he could not recover from the injury. According to Cricinfo sources, Shaheen Afridi will return to the field again with PSL and not BPL. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet commented on the leadership of either Babar Azam or Shaheen Afridi.