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Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and Pakistan captain Babar Azam, vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan and pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi are among the marquee cricket names slated to play in this summer's GT20 Canada competition.
The scrutiny of the Pakistan cricket team is on after yet another forgettable display at an ICC event. For the second successive tournament, under the leadership of Babar Azam, Pakistan could not do justice to their billing. In the ODI World Cup 2023, Pakistan could not qualify for the semi-final while in the T20 World Cup 2024, the side could not progress ahead from the group stage. After the ODI World Cup 2023, Babar Azam lost his captaincy and Shaheen Afridi was given the reins. But after only one series, he was sacked and Babar was reinstated.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam is likely to take legal action against YouTubers and former cricketers who accused him of 'misconduct' during their campaign in the ongoing T20 World Cup, Geo News reported, citing sources. Babar and the Pakistan team were on the receiving end of criticism from former players and fans because of their World Cup campaign. Sources informed Geo News that during Pakistan's campaign, a social media campaign was used to "target" Babar, which made him feel "disheartened."
After allegations of spot-fixing and match-fixing against the Pakistan cricket team surfaced online, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked those making such claims to come up with "proof". The board also said that a legal action will be taken against the ones if any allegation is made without any proof. The statement from PCB was not official as Cricket Pakistan quoted a source from the governing body. While the source confirmed that the PCB is aware of the "negative comments", it termed the accusations as "baseless". It is worth noting that such allegations against the Babar Azam and Co. are surfacing after their early exit from T20 World Cup 2024.
Pakistan's earlier-than-expected elimination from the ongoing T20 World Cup has paved the way for different conspiracy theories in the local media. From groupism to rift withing the senion members of the team, the local media has presented several concepts to suggest the reason behind the team's disaster show in the Americas. While majority of the former players have entirely put the blame of the players, ex-captain Rashid Latif has time and time again highlighted the role PCB has played in the team's downfall.
The Pakistan cricket over the new few months is expected to go through 'major surgery', as said by Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi. Successive poor shows in the ODI World Cup 2023 and the 2024 T20 World Cup, has put a big question mark on the Babar Azam-led Pakistan. This time around the reaction to the exit is stronger because Pakistan started the tournament with an unexpected loss against debutants USA. Then they loss against India. The two losses proved to be Pakistan's nemesis as they were knocked out despite winning their last two encounters.
Pakistan's group stage exit from the 2024 T20 World Cup has created a meltdown among several former cricketers and experts. But none have been as telling as the revelation from Pakistan head coach Gary Kirsten about a lack of unity within the current Pakistan unit. Led by Babar Azam - who regained captaincy from Shaheen Afridi prior to the T20 World Cup - Pakistan crashed out after losses to USA and India. With rumours of groupism within the team, and following Gary Kirsten's leaked outburst, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has made a witty comment about the situation.
After Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2024 group stage exit, former cricketers and administrators have been quite aggressive in criticising the Babar Azam-led side. From poor fitness to lack of intent, every aspect of Pakistan is under the scanner after the 2022 T20 World Cup runner-up were knocked out from the group stage. Pakistan's campaign started with two losses against T20 World Cup debutants USA and former champions India. They could never recover from those losses despite winning the last two matches.