Srinagar: Former Pakistan cricket team captain Younis Khan has come into the defense of underfire Babar Azam, highlighting the lack of captaincy options in the team.
Babar Azam has been under fire following Pakistan’s early knockout from ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
“We give our views very quickly. If we talk about our current team, the players don’t have a fault. Instead, I will blame the infrastructure. If we don’t have the back-up, how will you replace the (out of form) players?” Younis said during an interview with a channel.
He defended Babar and shifted the blame on previous management and selection committees for not building players who could lead the team.
“We generally speak that Babar Azam should not be the captain. If not Babar Azam, who else should be the captain? That’s not Babar Azam’s fault,” he added.
“Neither this is the current selection committee’s fault. This is the fault of something that happened 5-6 years back. We should have built our bench strength,” Younis Khan concluded.