{"id":463029,"date":"2024-06-10T16:15:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/06\/10\/babar-azam-should-make-way-for-shahid-afridi-proposes-changes-in-pakistan-playing-eleven-after-loss-to-india-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T16:15:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:15:16","slug":"babar-azam-should-make-way-for-shahid-afridi-proposes-changes-in-pakistan-playing-eleven-after-loss-to-india-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/06\/10\/babar-azam-should-make-way-for-shahid-afridi-proposes-changes-in-pakistan-playing-eleven-after-loss-to-india-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Babar Azam should make way for&#8230;&#8217;: Shahid Afridi proposes changes in Pakistan playing eleven after loss to India | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110881551,imgsize-32674.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former captain <!-- -->Shahid Afridi<!-- --> has suggested a couple of changes to the Pakistan playing eleven following their dramatic loss to India in the <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- -->. Afridi proposed that skipper <!-- -->Babar Azam<!-- --> should drop down to No. 3 in the batting order to accommodate <!-- -->Fakhar Zaman<!-- --> at the top.<br \/>With Pakistan suffering defeats to both USA and India, they are facing a crucial must-win game against Canada in New York on Tuesday.<!-- -->Afridi&#8217;s suggestions aim to bolster Pakistan&#8217;s lineup and turn their fortunes around in the tournament.<br \/>&#8220;I think now is the time for <!-- -->Gary Kirsten<!-- --> and Babar Azam to make some changes. I would like to see <!-- -->Salman Ali Agha<!-- --> come into the side in place of Usman Khan and <!-- -->Abrar Ahmed<!-- --> to come in for Shadab Khan,&#8221; Afridi told ICC.<br \/>&#8220;Most of all, I believe Fakhar Zaman should be promoted to open the innings alongside Mohammad Rizwan, with Babar dropping down to number three.<br \/>&#8220;There are some tough conversations and choices to come but we need to remember that there is still hope: Pakistan are not out of the tournament yet.&#8221;<br \/>Pakistan self-destructed in their chase of 120 against India on Sunday, suffering back-to-back defeats despite their bowlers setting the game up nicely by dismissing Rohit Sharma and Co. for a below-par 119.<br \/>&#8220;The key difference between the two teams was India&#8217;s consistency, self-belief, discipline and attitude on the field. The Pakistan batting line-up simply isn&#8217;t clicking and what we saw was a weak display of power hitting.<br \/>&#8220;For several reasons, this game wasn&#8217;t about playing aggressively. But strategy and smart cricket were required to get the run chase over the line, and those qualities are exactly what Pakistan lacked.<br \/>&#8220;India have now won seven of their eight matches against Pakistan at the ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup and Pakistan fans are highly disappointed,&#8221; said Afridi referring to India&#8217;s dominant record against the arch-rivals in world events.<br \/>According to Afridi, Pakistan simply couldn&#8217;t handle the pressure of a game as significant as the one on Sunday.<br \/>&#8220;On the big days, you have to have nerves of steel until you make it through.<br \/>&#8220;India stayed positive and calm until the last ball and the pressure of the run chase was not handled well by Babar Azam&#8217;s side,&#8221; he added.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')<\/p>\n<p>      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }<\/p>\n<p>    }<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/babar-azam-should-make-way-for-shahid-afridi-proposes-changes-in-pakistan-playing-eleven-after-loss-to-india\/articleshow\/110881562.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former captain Shahid Afridi has suggested a couple of changes to the Pakistan playing eleven following their dramatic loss to India in the T20 World Cup. 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