Pakistan narrowly managed to enter the semi-final of the T20 World Cup, after they beat Bangladesh by four wickets in their final game of the Super 12 stage. All hopes were lost, but South Africa’s surprising loss against Netherlands open the doors for the Men in Green, and they made full use of this lifeline. In fact, after the game against Bangladesh a dressing room video of Babar Azam came into light, which was not received well by Wasim Akram.
In the video, Pakistan captain Babar Azam was seen giving a pep talk to his players asking them to continue their positive approach in the semi-finals as well.
However, legendary Pakistan pace bowler Wasim Akram said that he feels that videos of this nature should be kept private and not shared on social media. He even said that if he was the captain, he would ‘get hold’ of the person who is making the videos.
“If I was Babar, I would get hold of that guy who is making a video. Sometimes, certain things are personal. I am all for social media, players interacting with their fans and everything. But I have not seen any other team do it in this World Cup? So yeah, the urge to get extra numbers (followers, likes), cut it down. This is too much,” Akram said on the Pakistani channel A Sports.
“There are recordings taking place all the time. Imagine if I am sitting and not knowing that someone is recording – a message that I want to give my team. Just tell him, ‘Guys, relax for two days. Do it some other place but not the dressing room,” added the Pakistan legend.Pakistan finished second in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage behind India. They will now go on to face New Zealand in the semi-final at Sydney on Wednesday, November 9. If they win, they will face either India or England in the final of the T20 World Cup.
