Delhi: Former Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shahzad has called his national team captain Babar Azam a fake king in view of his poor performance. After losing first against the US and then against India in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Babar and company got their first win against Canada. In such a situation, it seems very difficult for them to reach the Super-8. The entire team, including captain Babar Azam, is being severely criticized for the defeat in the first two matches in the current World Cup.

During the Geo News program, host Tabish Hashmi showed Ahmed Shahzad his statistics in comparison to Babar Azam and asked him for his opinion. On this, Ahmed Shahzad said, “On social media, Babar Azam is being compared to my 8-year-old statistics, while the situation was completely different at that time. We used to get 2.5 to 3 lakh rupees, while now we get 50 lakhs. per month, Babar has every chance to become a captain, but despite this he has lagged behind the world in modern cricket.”

The former cricketer said, “The strongest captain in Pakistan was held accountable after 2 to 3 series, but no one held Babar accountable. Even in 5 years of captaincy, Babar could not win a single trophy. Babar ignored the domestic cricketers for his adjustment. Disrupted the system of friends and domestic cricket.”

Babar Azam is a fake king

32-year-old Ahmed Shahzad further said, “I believe I could have improved my statistics, but Babar's statistics are worse than my statistics, but if you are a king, then you are a fake king. You have made people crazy on social media. Now you should raise your hand and accept that I am responsible, now I will play at the domestic level.”