Gautam Gambhir defended Babar Azam amid criticism following Pakistan’s failure in the ICC World Cup 2023. Former cricketers like Virender Sehwag and others are making fun of the Men in Green after New Zealand’s win over Sri Lanka almost ended Pakistan’s semi-final hopes.
However, Gambhir has spoken in favor of the under-fire skipper. He also slammed those attacking Babar after his press conference ahead of the last game against England.
Babar is still confident of Pakistan’s qualification for the knock-out stage of the tournament. He said his team will go for their goal to play in the semis.
His remarks again led to mocking on social media. “What else you accept from a captain? He has every right to back his team and believe in the qualifying chances. It was a good press conference and he showed his class as a captain. You can say whatever you want on social media but everything is possible in cricket,” Gautam Gambhir said on Star Sports.
Babar’s team will have to beat the Jos Buttler-led unit by 287 or more runs to surpass New Zealand’s net run-rate.