Babar Azam was not ready to accept changes: Mohammad Wasim

Pakistan is on the verge of a 2-0 series loss against Bangladesh at home, which could easily be considered the lowest moment in their cricket history. The lack of fight from both batters and bowlers caused havoc for the Shan Masood-led side. At the time of ignominy, it has become evident to question the structure in place and how things have spiralled out of control.

Former Pakistan selector Mohammad Wasim has highlighted the team's systemic issues and stated that, despite his best efforts, Babar Azam was never ready to accept any changes. “It was painful to make him understand the advantages of changes. He was very stubborn, and I overstepped my limitations to get him on board with certain calls. He was not ready to accept changes,” Wasim told Cricket Pakistan.

“I will not take names, but four coaches said that a group of players is cancer to the team. If they are part of the squad, Pakistan can’t win. I tried to remove them from the team, but the team management recalled them,” he said.

Wasim added that players like Azam Khan and Imad Wasim don’t cut to the fitness standards required in modern-day cricket and recalled a time he dropped Wasim from the squad to work on his fitness.

“Imad has a knee injury, but he has been hiding it for years. We always speak about Azam Khan’s fitness levels, but Imad is also suffering from the same problem. He was dropped from the side for that same reason, and I also dropped him during my tenure so that he could work on his fitness,” he added.

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