Watch: Babar Azam Goes Silent On Reporter's Question, Shaheen Afridi Comes To His Rescue

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi came to star batter Babar Azam and white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan's rescue after the duo had no response to a query posed by a journalist. Shaheen, along with Babar and Rizwan, addressed the media on the eve of the start of the 10th season of Pakistan Super League (PSL). During the presser, Babar was asked to share his views on Pakistan's failure to chase totals of anything over 200 in T20 cricket.

"No doubt, the morale of the entire country is down at the moment, but where are we lacking? Is it the midset or lack of intent as whenever a team scores over 200, we panic and fail to chase the target. Babar, can you please answer?" the reporter questioned.

Babar had no response to the reporter's query, and he instead asked Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan to give the reason. However, Rizwan too decided to maintain his silence. However, to everyone's surprise, pacer Shaheen Afridi decided to respond to the journalist.

"It's our team, it's Pakistan's team. See, you are talking about chasing 200. Honestly, it's not just about the batters, it's also the bowlers' responsibility not to concede 200 runs. If you see, the pitches are good for batting. Even if we conceded 200 or more, we should do our best to chase it down. Similar, it's our job to defend such totals as well. We are a team. We are a family. If the performances have not been good of late, it's our job to get Pakistan cricket back to the top," Shaheen explained.

Babar Azam was asked why Pakistan fails in big chases.He asked Rizwan to answer, but Rizwan had no response.

Shaheen stepped in and said it's a team game, and they need to bowl better too.

A great gesture by Shaheen Shah Afridi.pic.twitter.com/FNyXPuHOhE

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