Azam was captain when Pakistan crashed out of the T20 World Cup after a bruising loss to newcomers the United States. He said he stood down to focus on his playing role as a batsman. "He should not have accepted captaincy again," Latif said.

Mudassar stated that the former Indian captain is undoubtedly one of the greatest in the history of the game, while Babar still has a long way to go.

Babar Azam has stepped down from Pakistan’s white-ball captaincy only six months after being reappointed ODI and Twenty20 skipper by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Former Pakistan cricketer Sikander Bakht has criticized Babar Azam for postponing his resignation as white-ball captain.

Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches, batter said on social media site X.

After receiving criticism for the T20 World Cup debacle from head coach Gary Kirsten, Pakistan's Babar Azam resigned from Captaincy. Read on to know more, only on Crictracker.

Pakistan struggled and failed to reach the knockout stages of the ODI World Cup last year, and Babar had resigned from captaincy in all three formats, with Shaheen Shah Afridi appointed as T20I skipper. But he too was removed and Babar was reinstated as white-ball captain, with Shan Masood remaining as Test skipper.

File Photo Of Babar Azam Karachi- Babar Azam has tendered his resignation for the second time as Pakistan’s captain with

Babar Azam has resigned as Pakistan's white-ball cricket captain for a second time in 11 months, citing a need to lessen his workload and focus on improving his game.