"Lost 3 World Cups, 2 Asia Cups": Babar Azam Slammed Over Legal Action Threat To Ex-Pakistan Stars

The Pakistan cricket team, its players, and the board remain constant targets of social media attacks. Pakistan's early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024 has seen the team being criticised severely by fans and former cricketers. Even some 'defamation' statements have been issued against Babar and his team. Amid this 'targeted campaign', reports have emerged suggesting 'legal action' will be taken against those who have launched an unwarranted attack on Babar Azam & Co. Many YouTubers and former cricketers, who accused Babar of 'misconduct' during their campaign in the ongoing T20 World Cup, have been issued a warning. Amid such reports, veteran Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shahzad has doubled down his attack at Babar and the Pakistan team.

"Former players that he (Babar) is talking about, they should also file a case on him asking when you had a team for 5 years, where have you brought the team, to the 7th spot," Shahzad said on a Pakistan TV channel.

Unfazed by the 'legal threat', Shahzad said that questions should be asked from Babar over the decisions he made over the last few years that have seen Pakistan lose multiple global events.

"The domestic cricketers whom you didn't select for the team, you went ahead with one group, kept on saying that this group will win you matches, but that didn't happen, and those domestic cricketers who didn't get a chance in the past 5 years, they should also file a case and ask questions. They should also ask Babar how you kept adjusting your friends in the team, who you turn into bowlers when they can't bat, turn into batsmen when they can't bowl, and when they do nothing, you adjust them by making them fielders."

Shahzad even asserted that those players who criticised Babar in the past