Former Pakistan cricketer Moin Khan lashed out on the Pakistan staff administration for the mismanagement of younger participant Azam Khan. He stated that the keeper-batter was demoralized throughout his preliminary days, and Ramiz Raja was the primary man behind it.
Younger batter Azam Khan has been one of many gifted gamers which have emerged from Pakistan. The keeper-batter has made a serious influence within the league all around the globe. However for some purpose, he hasn’t been capable of make the identical influence in worldwide cricket.
However it’s truthful to say that Azam hasn’t received the specified backing from the staff administration on the worldwide stage. The keeper-batter hasn’t been given an extended run, as every time he has performed for the staff, he has been dropped from the staff after just a few failures underneath his belt whereas batting within the center order.
Azam Khan, who’s criticized for his health, was additionally a part of the T20 World Cup 2024 squad. However he was dropped from the staff simply after the one sport. Since then he hasn’t been a part of the staff and has been additionally failing to make an influence within the ongoing Carribean Premier League.
Moin Khan, who’s Azam Khan’s father, blasted Ramiz Raja for demoralizing his son initially. He additionally burdened that the keeper-batter in his World Cup was handled wrongly as, forward of the match, he was the first-choice keeper, however after that, all the technique was modified. Talking to Cricket Pakistan, he defined:
“Within the 2022 (2021) World Cup, Azam was additionally chosen for the staff, however Ramiz Raja dropped him. At the moment, if the chief selector had made a fallacious choice, he ought to have been eliminated, however they did not have the braveness, and because of this, they demoralized a younger participant. On this World Cup as nicely, you possibly can see how he was performed.
“I watched all the World Cup and the matches main as much as it, and it appeared like Azam was the primary selection for wicketkeeping and batting. Then out of the blue, after only one match, all the technique was modified. Azam wasn’t given an opportunity to maintain wickets after one match and was dropped after getting out on the very first ball.”
Azam Khan has his shortcomings too – Moin Khan
Moin Khan additionally added that Azam Khan, too, has his shortcomings, however he revealed that the keeper-batter has been working laborious for his health. He additionally added that he has been working with coach Shehzar Mohammad and has taken him together with the Carribean Premier League. He added:
“I am not saying that every one the blame lies with the staff administration and the captain; Azam has his shortcomings too. He must make himself bodily and mentally stronger and observe the health routines of different sportsmen.
“For the previous month or so, I’ve seen he’s been working laborious to enhance his health together with his coach Shehzar Mohammad, even taking him alongside to the Caribbean League,” he concluded.
