Published 12:40 IST, November 15th 2019

Aus vs Pak: Inzamam-ul-Haq slams Misbah-ul-Haq over Babar Azam

Inzamam-ul-Haq slams current Pakistan’s chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq for appointing Babar Azam as the new skipper just before the gruelling tour of Australia.

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Currently on a tour to Australia, Pakistan cricket team recently lost third T20I at Perth by 10 wickets to surrender series 2-0. Before ir tour ‘Down Under’, number 1 ranked T20 side also lost a historic home series against an inexperienced Sri Lankan line-up. Following ir defeat to Sri Lanka and a disappointing campaign in 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, regular skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked from captaincy. Pakistan’s prolific batsman Babar Azam was n appointed as skipper for T20I series in Australia.

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Inzamam-ul-Haq furious with Misbah-ul-Haq over Babar Azam

change in captaincy, however, did t change team’s fortunes as Pakistan suffered yet ar series defeat. decision to switch leadership role just before a grueling tour like Australia did t go down well with former Pakistani legend Inzamam-ul-Haq. Speaking to a Pakistani sports forum, Inzamam slammed current Pakistan’s chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq for giving role to a completely new captain. He ackwledged debacle and added that tweaking with squad before a tour like Australia was never an option.

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Australia and Pakistan will w face each or in upcoming two-match Test series starting from vember 21. first Test will be played at Gabba while second Test will be played at Adelaide Oval. Test series between two nations will also form a part of ongoing inaugural ICC World Test Championship.

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11:58 IST, November 15th 2019