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Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan might lose his vice-captaincy just before the World Cup suggests reports

Since their loss to India in the Asia Cup everything has been going downwards in Pakistan cricket. A few days back there were reports that there was a huge argument between Captain Babar Azam and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi following the team’s loss to India in the Super Four Stage of the tournament.

it was reported by Pakistan news channel Dawn that Babar Azam lost his cool in the dressing room after the defeat. He called out players for their poor performance, which ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi didn’t look pleased with.

The Argument

 He interrupted and asked Babar to appreciate the players who did well but the skipper didn’t react in a positive way. Later, Mohammad Rizwan had to interfere to solve the issue.

In another developed now it Is being reported that Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan might lose his vice-captaincy as he has not been performing well.

It was evident by the fact that the leg spinner was able to pick only two wickets in the three matches of the Super Four stage of the tournament which costed Pakistan heavily as the team was knocked out of the tournament before the final. 

The Result

According to GeoNews, a few administrative changes are also being considered by the board. “During their meeting, the chief selector and the skipper also discussed the fitness problems and bad form of the important players,” the report added.

Earlier Shadab had said that the team did not enjoy under Babar’s captaincy. In the words of Shadab “We don’t really enjoy with Babar Azam on the field because he is a different person altogether over there, but we do enjoy with him off the field,” the leg spinner was quoted by Cricket Pakistan as saying the same. 

Pakistan is already without the services of their in form bowler Naseem Shah who has been ruled out of the mega event in India following an injury to his shoulder which he sustained during the Asia Cup match against India while his fast bowling partner Haris Rauf is also a doubtful starter for the World Cup after sustaining an injury in the same match 

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