T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan out of semi-finals, chaos over Babar Azam’s slow innings after defeat by England

On 24 February, in the Super-8 match of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, England defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets and made it to the semi-finals. After this defeat, Pakistan team is being heavily criticized, especially questions are being raised on the batting of captain Babar Azam.

Imad Wasim’s comment on Babar Azam

Babar Azam scored 25 runs in 24 balls against England. Former cricketers have given a strong reaction regarding his slow innings. Former Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim said that after playing 24 balls, the batsman should have an idea of ​​the pitch, but Babar was out after playing a bad shot. He also reminded that in the match against India also, Babar had returned to the pavilion after playing irresponsible shots. According to Imad, big innings are expected from him in big matches, but he is not able to live up to that level.

Ahmed Shehzad taunted

Babar was also criticized by former fast bowler Mohammad Amir and former batsman Ahmed Shehzad. Ahmed Shehzad sarcastically said that the cricket board did a lot for a player, but runs were not coming from his bat.

Not a single half-century was scored in the entire tournament

Babar’s performance in this tournament has been ordinary so far. He scored 5 runs against India, while scored 46 runs against USA and 15 runs against Netherlands. He has not been able to score even a single half-century in the entire tournament. Due to continuous poor performance, questions are being raised about his future in Pakistan.