Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria feels that Babar Azam should adopt MS Dhoni’s style of leadership. He also claimed that Pakistan is defending senior players.
While Pakistan suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of New Zealand, India upstaged New Zealand twice to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Talking about these contrasting performances, former Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria slammed PCB and questioned the board’s decision to stick with Babar as the all-format captain.
“India have made it clear that Hardik Pandya will look after the T20I team as they move in a new direction without Rohit and Kohli. But here we are sticking to Babar Azam across formats and not changing our teams at all. This is because the players are afraid to get dropped. Once the fear creeps in, the team starts getting on the decline. You will need to take tough calls if you want to make a competitive team,” Kaneria said.
Danish Kaneria also feels that Pakistan should adopt Dhoni’s style of leadership and avoid defending senior players’.
“MS Dhoni had a young team in the T20 World Cup and he won with a good fielding side. He has made it clear later that instead of seniors, he wanted players who may score just 15-20 with bat but also stop 15-20 runs in the field. This is the thinking that you need, but we don’t learn. We are going backward and shielding our senior players,” Kaneria added.