“Not here to satisfy or answer anyone,” Babar responds to critics
Addressing the media ahead of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has responded to the critical remarks aimed at his captaincy.
He said: “My job is to play cricket and enjoy it. I don’t need to satisfy or answer anyone. I know what my game and responsibility are while batting or captaincy. I don’t need to make anyone happy, my job is to win matches for Pakistan.”
Azam added that the national team has played ‘good cricket’ in white ball and hopeful to win the ODI series against New Zealand.
“It is the first one-day series of the year, so we will try to show our best performance,” he said.
The Pakistan skipper also stated that the selectors and team management are on the same page.
Pakistan have a chance to become the number one ODI team in the world during the upcoming series against New Zealand after defeating the visitors by 3-0 with 114 rating points.
Pakistan’s playing XI:
- Babar Azam (c)
- Fakhar Zaman
- Haris Rauf
- Haris Sohail
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Kamran Ghulam
- Mohammad Hasnain
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
- Mohammad Wasim Jr
- Naseem Shah
- Salman Ali Agha
- Shahnawaz Dahani
- Shan Masood
- Tayyab Tahir
- Usama Mir
Schedule
- 9 January – 1st ODI, Karachi
- 11 January – 2nd ODI, Karachi
- 13 January – 3rd ODI, Karachi
