"When Inzamam-ul-Haq Would Dive...": Shahid Afridi Tears Into Captain Babar Azam With Unique Example

Pakistan captain Babar Azam finds himself in a never-seen-before situation, facing criticism from virtually every Pakistan fan, former cricketer, or expert. Since Pakistan's unexpected defeat against Afghanistan, the entire cricketing fraternity back home has turned against Babar, criticising his leadership skills. Shahid Afridi, one of the greats of the game, has ripped into Babar for his captaincy style that has failed to get the best out of the team. Afridi urged Babar to lead by example if he is to turn things around in the coming games of the World Cup.

Sharing examples from his own days as an active cricketer, Afridi said: "When you are not in the game [not focused], then these things [fielding issues] will happen. When you are trying to hide somewhere, when you are not thinking positively, I think that at times we are waiting for miracles, miracles don't just happen. They happen with brave men who know how to fight," Afridi said while talking Samaa TV.

"Look, a captain is everything. If a captain gives his best, dives during the field, backs other players between overs, the entire team will get [more] active, because when they see that the captain is giving his all and we are not, they feel ashamed that my captain is doing so much, why can't I be the same?"

"It has happened in the past, when I was the captain or Mohammad Yousuf was, when we used to run in the ground and support players, then the entire team used to charge up. When Inzamam would dive during the field, then, believe me, we players used to feel ashamed that why are we not diving when the captain is. At the end of the day, everything comes right back to the captain."

SHAHID AFRIDI: Captain is everything

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