Salman Butt backs Babar Azam with MS Dhoni, Ricky Ponting example

Karachi Kings hasn’t been able to register a single win as of now in the Pakistan Super League. Its captain Babar Azam, despite being one of the most promising batsmen of Pakistan, has failed to give a win to the team out of 8 league matches that it has played so far.

While a section of experts questions his leadership qualities, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has defended him.

On Wednesday Azam’s team lost to Multan Sultans and this was their 8th loss in as many matches in PSL 2022. However, Butt puts the blame on the team rather than the captain and said that if MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting would be made the captain of the Bangladesh team, they will not become the world champions.

Talking about The Kings' performance, Butt said on his YouTube channel, “I wouldn't say that. He (Babar) is also the captain of Pakistan. Now, if you make MS Dhoni or Ricky Ponting the captain of Bangladesh, they won't become world champions. If you have to bring some change, you need to be patient.”

He added, “In franchise cricket, if you don't have the right balance in your squad, you can't do much. And Babar has got these players hardly a week before the start of the tournament. You don't have specialists in the side, so it doesn't matter how strong a planner you are.”

He went on to say, "From what I've seen, almost every key player barring one or two is an all-rounder in the Karachi side. Mohammad Nabi, Imad Wasim, Lewis Gregory, Umaid Asif, Chris Jordan…

“You don't have a proper pace bowler or an outright leg-spinner, who can be a wicket-taker. They lack specialist batters who can score big runs. If you have 7-8 all-rounders in a 11-member team, you can't do much. This is a game of specialists, not of all-rounders," he said.