New Captain, Same Issues

Reports of Babar becoming captain have been filtering through recently, First it was In T20s and Now it’s in Tests. Icl I don’t want him to take it but if it’s true I know he will. I also think whoever is captain under the leadership of Naqvi, Aqib and Saifu will fail. You’re also not going to get the power you need and deserve. If Babar had power that he probably would be one of the better captains we could choose. As of Late he was our best captain and the others don’t come close. I can sense people asking but why him he don’t have performances and to that my answer would be that no one does in the format. Since the start of 2025 we have played 6 test matches if i’m not wrong and these are the averages of all batsman in those 6 matches in order.

Rizzy: 36

Shan: 34

Babar: 31.5

Agha: 30

Saud: 23.7

Icl those stats surprised me cuz it feels like Rizzy and Agha do everything. The problem is couple of them guys are glazed as clutch and some are failed players but to me they all seem the same. Before some say it’s Pengu he is biased towards Babar and so on, I say yes he is my favourite player but I think Rizwan was the best captain out these boys but this ain’t the same confident and loud Rizzy unfortunately. I also think he shouldn’t be replaced in tests yet till there is a consistent performer and no I ain’t allowing Ghazi glaze because he played an “attractive 20” We should only pick guys if they have played enough in red ball or the same issues continue.

Obviously Babar captain has a load of issues aswell but some of the issues were overdone imo people said he gave too many chances but isn’t that what we want now. We want youngsters to get longer ropes and seniors to get dropped. He got rid of Shoaib Malik and Saifu and others and our team was young and performing. People forget that when he gave the likes of Rizwan,Nawaz, Shadab, Shaheen and all extended chances they were the youngsters back then. He did the right thing at the time and it worked at times but towards the end he died on his sword.

Now i’m not here to say he should take it, I don’t think he should and as I said whoever gets it will fail. I reckon Babar should focus on himself and make big runs. Him being leader brings on pressure he can’t handle. He probably is the best captain though if they do make a change. People said Agha but I haven’t seen anything in him to show that he would work as a captain. Weren’t great for Pakistan and Karachi Kings didn’t trust him over Moeen Ali. He also regrets taking captaincy and I rate that he said that and was honest. Wish others were the same.

What do you guys think? Any opinions even if you think Noman Ali should be captain. I don’t know who I want icl and we need a captaincy change in all formats but no one stands out. At the same time Imran Khan couldn’t properly lead the boys under Naqvi, Aqib and Saifu. Little bit on Saifu he is seen as an innocent guy. Just remember he was also having dinners with journalists and then the same journalist after would push for his selection. He also has got coach out of nowhere and he takes all the credit when good happens but watch when bad happens we will see players taking the whole brunt. He will also have his parchi players.