[ad_1] Islamabad. Pakistan cricket team is playing a series against England before the T20 World Cup. Tried and tested Babar Azam has returned as the captain of Pakistan for the T20 World Cup. This is a continuation of the huge changes that have taken place in Pakistan cricket in the last 18 months but this champion batsman can prove to be the key to the success of the team.After the defeat of the Pakistani team captained by Babar in the T20 World Cup final against England in November 2022, four chairmen were changed in the Pakistan Cricket Board, the selection committee was changed and the experiment of making Shaheen Shah Afridi the captain was not successful. Now the team has got a new coach in the form of Gary Kirsten for the limited overs format. Pakistan has not yet announced its 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in America and West Indies from June 1 to 29.After not reaching the semi-finals of the 50-over World Cup in India last year, Babar had resigned from the captaincy of all formats when Zaka Ashraf was the PCB chief. Now the new president Mohsin Naqvi has again given him/her the command of the T20 team. All-rounder Imad Wasim and fast bowler Mohammad Amir also withdrew their decision to retire from international cricket as their experience in the Caribbean Premier League would be beneficial to the team in the West Indies.Capable of delivering unexpected performances, the Pakistani team has had a good past in the T20 World Cup. It has reached the finals three times and apart from winning the title in 2009, has reached the semi-finals three other times. Pakistani players have started implementing Kirsten's Gurumantra. Afridi said in a PCB podcast, "Gary has told us to play not for the name written on the back of our jersey but for the badge on the front of the shirt. I won't be able to forget it.first published : May 22, 2024, 3:02 pm IST [ad_2]
