Pakistan are usually not having an excellent ODI Cricket World Cup marketing campaign because the 1992 champions misplaced 4 out of their eight matches and are on the point of elimination. With just one match remaining of their league stage, Pakistan will likely be giving their greatest efforts to clinch an enormous victory in opposition to England, who’re already out of the rivalry. Due to the group’s dismal present on the World Cup, skipper Babar Azam has been receiving plenty of backlash as many former cricketers have criticised him for his poor captaincy. Apart from main, Babar’s efficiency with the bat has additionally not been up to speed.

Former India batter Manoj Tiwari additionally joined the occasion and slammed Babar and acknowledged that the 29-year-old batter might have been a “proactive captain.”

“I feel that Babar could have done better as captain, he needs to be proactive and think one step ahead, for example how he continued with Shadab’s bowling example despite seeing that he was struggling to find his rhythm. I think it is better to remove the struggling bowler if he is not able to deliver properly. It is important to have a proactive captain, Babar needs to think out of the box,” Tiwari was quoted saying by Cricket Pakistan.

Tiwari additional acknowledged that former India skipper MS Dhoni would have taken Pakistan to a “winning streak” with the identical group which is having a poor run on the ongoing match.

“He should be prepared to modify his plans according to match situation. At times you need to go against your initial plans when the situation on the field is different. Give same Pakistan team under leadership of MS Dhoni, I challenge that this team will be on a winning streak,” Tiwari added.

Pakistan will now be squaring off in opposition to defending champions England of their final league stage match on the ODI World Cup 2023 on Saturday in Kolkata.