Those 2 reasons due to which Babar Azam left the captaincy, surprised the world at midnight

Babar Azam: Pakistan captain Babar Azam is in the news. He has created a stir in the cricket world with a post late on Tuesday night. In this post, he announced his retirement from captaincy in ODI and T20 formats. Babar Azam told in a social media post that the captaincy experience was very wonderful for him. Now he wants to focus only on batting. Babar has also thanked his fans. Babar told why he had taken this decision. Read More: Bangladeshi legend played his last test match on Indian soil, Virat Kohli gave this special gift

Announced on social media

Announcing his retirement, Babar Azam wrote in his post, ‘As per the information given to the PCB and team management last month, I have decided to resign from the post of captain of Pakistan men’s cricket team. It has been an honor for me to lead this team, but now the time has come for me to leave this post and focus on my game.

Dear Fans,

I’m sharing some news with you today. I have decided to resign as captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team, effective as of my notification to the PCB and Team Management last month.

It’s been an honor to lead this team, but it’s time for me to step down and focus…

— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) October 1, 2024 Now just focus on batting

Babar said, “Now I want to concentrate on my performance and batting. Also, I want to spend time with my family, which makes me happy. Stepping down will help me focus on my game and personal development.

Babar also told that captaincy has been a great experience for him, but with it the workload also increased. He said, “I am grateful for your support and trust. I am proud of what we have achieved together and am now excited to continue contributing to the team as a player.

Had given up captaincy earlier also

Babar Azam had also left the captaincy after poor performance in the ODI World Cup 2023. After this, Shan Masood was given the command of the Test team and Shaheen Shah Afridi was given the command of the T20 team. However, before the T20 World Cup 2024, Babar was again made the captain of ODI and T20, but the team’s performance was once again poor.

Performance under the captaincy of Babar Azam

Under the captaincy of Babar, Pakistan played 43 ODI matches, winning 26 and losing 15. One match was tied and one was inconclusive. At the same time, under his captaincy in T20, Pakistan played 85 matches, out of which they won 48 and lost 29. 1 match was tied and 7 remained inconclusive.