‘Will you leave the captaincy yourself or PCB…’ Pakistani journalist raised sharp questions on Salman Aga, Pak captain gave his decision

T20 World Cup 2026: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was very disappointing for the Pakistan cricket team. Won against Sri Lanka by 5 runs, but the team could not reach the semi-finals and was out of the tournament. Let us tell you, this is the fourth consecutive ICC event where Pakistan did not reach the semi-finals.

Earlier, the team also failed in 2023 ODI World Cup, 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy. After not getting a place in the semi-finals, the reporter asked the captain a question to which he too hesitated in answering.

decisive moment of the match

The clear target for Pakistan in the Super-8 was to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 or less. Batting first, Pakistan made a strong score of 212 after losing 8 wickets.

Sahibzada Farhan scored a brilliant century and Fakhar Zaman scored 84 runs, but the team failed in bowling. Sri Lanka scored 207 runs after losing 6 wickets and Pakistan lagged behind in net run rate, due to which New Zealand reached the semi-finals.

Sharp questions in press conference

Captain Salman Ali Aga was bombarded with questions in the press conference after the match. A reporter asked directly – "Will you step down from the captaincy yourself or will the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) remove you?" Salman replied smilingly, "Cannot take any decision emotionally right now. We will go home and think for 2-4 days and then take the right step."

Another reporter asked whether coach Mike Hesson is dominating the team and Salman is being made the ‘dummy captain’? This question was related to the role of Babar Azam, whose strike rate was criticized. Salman said a little angrily, "If I don’t answer, you will consider it disrespectful. A team is not made by the decisions of one person. Everyone’s ideas form a team. Babar was given the responsibility of providing stability in the middle order so that the team does not collapse."

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captain’s performance

Throughout the tournament, Salman remained weak in captaincy as well as batting. Scored only 60 runs in 6 innings. His strategies were also questioned and criticized by former players. Now the decision is yet to be taken, will Salman resign or will PCB bring any major changes?