Babar Azam’s extended Check batting stoop continued at Lord’s because the Pakistan captain fell for simply 6 runs within the second innings towards England.Chasing a frightening 389-run goal, Pakistan suffered one other early setback when Jofra Archer dismissed Babar, who did not make an affect with the bat as soon as once more. The dismissal added to a tough interval for the previous Pakistan captain, who has not scored a Check century since December 2022 regardless of coming near the milestone on a number of events.Babar’s newest failure comes as Pakistan try to remain alive in a Check the place England have been firmly in management.
Yousuf takes intention at coaches
Former Pakistan cricketer and batting coach Mohammad Yousuf has beforehand expressed issues over Babar’s technical shortcomings and has now criticised the coaches across the star batter for failing to handle these points.“A couple of years in the past I warned about this, however sadly some so-called coaches round Babar Azam & different gamers didn’t permit him to work on points that would have been simply resolved. That failure has dragged Pakistan cricket into the decline we see at present,” he wrote in a caption whereas sharing the video on X.Yousuf went on to launch a stronger assault on the teaching setup, claiming that poor steering has hindered the event of Pakistan’s gifted gamers.“These coaches are poison for the sport. They lack imaginative and prescient, they block progress, they usually misguide even essentially the most gifted gamers. If our cricketers don’t be taught who to take heed to, their careers will finish far prior to they need to. The poor strategy of our gamers has now been brutally uncovered from Bangladesh to England. What might have been corrected years in the past has as a substitute change into a obtrusive weak point, leaving Pakistan cricket weak and struggling on the worldwide stage,” he added.The workforce’s poor abroad document has added to the stress, with Pakistan shedding 9 of their final 10 matches away from residence, their solely victory in that run coming towards the West Indies.Babar’s particular person struggles have additionally coincided with appreciable modifications in Pakistan’s management. He was eliminated as Check captain in late 2023 earlier than returning to the position in July 2026, after Shan Masood’s tenure failed to provide the specified outcomes.
