Former Pakistan bowler Shoaib Akhtar recently criticised Babar Azam’s poor communication skills, which made headlines. Akhtar has once again taken an indirect dig at Babar after wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan played a match-winning knock in a match in the ongoing PSL. Akhtar praised Azam Khan’s performances in the PSL 2023, calling him “captaincy material” for Pakistan.
Azam Khan played a blistering knock and helped his side Islamabad United win against Karachi Kings at the Pindi Club Ground in Rawalpindi on Friday, March 3. Azam Khan smacked a match-winning half-century (72) off 41 balls, including 8 fours and 4 sixes, at a whopping strike rate of 175.61. The United chased down the target of 202 with four balls to spare.
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Azam Khan Looked Like Captaincy Material – Shoaib Akhtar
In an exclusive interview with a local media news channel, Shoaib Akhtar praised Azam Khan’s communication skills and said that he looked like captaincy material.
“I found Azam Khan as a responsible guy who can build the innings, not just slog. He also spoke smartly in the interview, and it felt nice to hear him speak like that as he talked about his performance,” he said.
“When I was playing 20 years ago, I didn’t care how I spoke. But in today’s era, being in media is a part of your job. I can only indicate and pinpoint for you, ‘this is a problem; please go and correct it. It’s for your own benefit. He (Azam) looked like captaincy material with how he spoke,” Akhtar added.
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That’s How You Become A Star – Shoaib Akhtar
Akhtar compared Azam’s rise to fame with some legendary Pakistani athletes in the past including Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shahid Afridi, and Abdul Razzaq.
“When Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shahid Afridi, and Abdul Razzaq used to play, they would say, ‘the whole ground and its crowd is mine. I control the atmosphere in this place. And Azam was controlling that. That’s how you become a star,” he said.
“It’s not just about winning ICC Player of the Year awards, no, no. The things Azam did… crowd backed him, and he took their ownership. He was like, ‘I’m here to run the show,” Shoaib concluded.
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