Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has fired a fresh salvo at Babar Azam and has explained why he has failed to become the biggest brand in Pakistan.
Shoaib Akhtar feels that public speaking in English has become a daunting task for the Pakistani cricket team and has urged Babar and Co. to improve their oratory skills.
“Abhi aap dekh le, koi character nahi team mein. Naa koi baat karne ka tarika. (You can see there’s no character in the team, nor do they know how to talk) How awkward it looks when they come to the presentation. Kitna mushkil hai English seekhna aur baat krna? (How difficult is it to learn and speak English?). Cricket is one job, and handling media is another. If you can’t speak, I am sorry, but you won’t be able to express yourself on TV,” Akhtar told Suno News.
“I want to openly say that Babar Azam should be the biggest brand in Pakistan, but why hasn’t he become the biggest brand in Pakistan? Because he can’t speak,” Akhtar added.
Babar represented Pakistan in 47 Tests, 95 One Day International (ODIs), and 99 T20Is. Under his leadership, Pakistan finished runners-up at the T20 World Cup in 2022.