Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has criticized Pakistan all-format skipper Babar Azam’s communication skills and said that he can’t speak good English is the reason why Babar Azam could not express his feelings in the Media. Shoaib Akhtar holds the record for bowling the fastest bowl in cricket.

Babar Azam is often lambasted over his English Speaking skills in the post-match conference and during the interaction with the media. Shoaib Akhtar slammed Babar Azam despite being the biggest name in Pakistan could not be able to famous like Shahid Afridi and Wasim Akram. Akhtar speaking on a local channel in Pakistan said

“You can see there’s no character in the team, nor do they know how to talk. How awkward it looks when they come to the presentation. How difficult is it to learn and speak English? Cricket is one job, and handling media is another. If you can’t speak, I am sorry, but you won’t be able to express yourself on TV”. Shoaib Akhtar Said

The 47-year-old also questioned whether it is that difficult to learn English and Criticized that not only Babar most of the Pakistan cricketers face the same issue. He also stated Babar’s command over English weakens his brands for advertisements

“I want to openly say that Babar Azam should be the biggest brand in Pakistan, but why hasn’t he become the biggest brand in Pakistan? Because he can’t speak,” he added.

Babar Azam led Peshawar Zalmi to jump from fifth position to the second spot on the points table in the ongoing PSL 2023 following their win against Quetta Gladiators

“I Don’t Want To Talk About Babar Azam” – Imad Wasim

Karachi Kings captain, Imad Wasim, has refused to answer about Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, after his team lost to the Quetta Gladiators on Saturday, February 18. In the post-match press conference, Imad was asked about their clash against Zalmi-led by Babar. However, the Karachi Kings’ captain refused to talk about the Zalmi captain.

“It is not like that. Everything that comes on media, is sometimes true, and sometimes it is not. I don’t want to talk about Babar, because the way our team is playing, we need to focus on results,” he said.

Karachi Kings defeated Lahore Qalandars by 67 runs on Sunday, with Captain Imad Wasim as the player of the match scoring 35 runs from 19 balls and picking up a solitary wicket after conceding 23 runs.