Rameez bhai we face too much criticism: PCB chief reveals Pakistan captain Babar Azam's grievance
India Today
PCB chief Rameez Raja revealed Pakistan captain Babar Azam has often told him that his side faces too much criticism from all corners of fans.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja revealed Pakistan men's cricket team captain Babar Azam's grievance over the national side facing too much criticism from fans and experts.
The Pakistan team has been receiving harsh criticism from analysts and fans despite reaching the Asia Cup 2022 finals and giving England a good fight in the last T20I series at home, which they lost 3-4.
"Babar Azam often tells me that we face too much criticism. Many times I give him assurance and tell him that, thankfully, cricket is not ignored like other sports. Fans are engaged and they will always have an opinion," Ramiz said in a discussion on Samaa TV.
Ramiz also hit out at those criticizing Babar Azam over his strike rate in T20Is. He admitted that Pakistan did not perform well in the Asia Cup final, but claimed the team had been unjustly chastised.
The PCB chief pointed out India put behind the disappointment of being knocked out of the Asia Cup to celebrate Virat Kohli’s hundred and questioned whether Pakistan would do the same.
"Previously we used to falter at the very first hurdle. Yes, we reached the final and yes, we did not play well. But it's okay to have a bad day. But there were other teams as well in the Asia Cup. I mean then India should then have been severely criticised for not reaching the final. But that is not what their fans and media do.
"I'll tell you when Virat Kohli scored a century against Afghanistan, they forgot their entire Asia Cup. Will we ever do that? What we say is that Babar Azam scored a ton, but his strike rate was 135 while David Warner's was 147.3. So this is useless," Ramiz added.
