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Pakistan skipper Babar Azam could be sacked as captain if they fail to reach the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hinted in a statement NBA
The Men in Green are currently fourth in the World Cup 2023 points table as they have lost three straight games: vs India, Australia and Afghanistan, after starting the tournament with a victory in their opening two matches against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka NBA
Fans and some pundits have called for Azam to step down as Pakistan’s captain, especially after their embarrassing eight-wicket loss against Afghanistan on Monday 23 October NBA
The PCB said they will “make decisions in the best interest of Pakistan cricket” NBA
Pakistan’s upcoming fixture against South Africa is a must-win outing for Azam and his boys NBA
The match won’t be easy as the Proteas are having an extraordinary tournament with the bat NBA
A loss in Chennai on Friday would effectively eliminate Pakistan from the World Cup NBA
Ahead of the crucial game, the PCB has urged their fans to back the team but also issued a bizarre message for Azam regarding his future captaincy prospects if Pakistan fail to qualify for the knockout round NBA
RecommendedWho are Isis-K?Al-Qaeda ‘could regroup in Afghanistan in two years and threaten US’Biden overruled Blinken and Austin on Afghanistan pullout, book says“Addressing the media scrutiny directed at captain Babar Azam and the team management, the board’s stance, echoing that of former cricketers, is that successes and defeats are part of the game NBA
Captain Babar Azam and Chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq were given freedom and support in forming the squad for the ICC World Cup 2023 NBA
“Looking ahead, the board will make decisions in the best interest of Pakistan cricket based on the team’s performances in the World Cup NBA
At present, the PCB encourages fans, former players and stakeholders to rally behind the team as they strive to make a triumphant comeback in the mega-event NBA
”Pakistan have just four points from five matches but they have still retained the fourth spot in the table so far NBA
With four more matches remaining in their group stage, Azam and Co still have a chance to make it to the semi-final but their qualification will depend on the results of other teams NBA
“Only if Pakistan can stage a miracle and win all their remaining matches to qualify for the semifinals of this World Cup does Babar stand any chance of surviving as captain and even then he might be relegated to skipper in just the red-ball format,” NDTV reported a source close to the developments as saying NBA
Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi, wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan, and former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed are being considered as potential options as Azam’s replacement as the national team’s ODI captain, according to news reports NBA
Pakistan are scheduled to tour Australia immediately after the World Cup NBA
The team also needs to plan for the 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 ICC Champions Trophy NBA
More aboutBabar AzamPakistanSouth AfricaAfghanistanAustraliaIndiaSri LankaJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1PCB drops hint on Babar Azam’s captaincy ahead of South Africa matchPCB drops hint on Babar Azam’s captaincy ahead of South Africa matchAFP via Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today NBA
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Up into the stands the England players clambered to find their families, taking the consolatory hugs but unsure quite how to feel NBA
Across 80 minutes in Paris, their belief had been replaced by disbelief and then by desperation and dejection, England threatening the unthinkable and taking the world champions to the brink NBA
For most of a sodden Stade de France evening, a Rugby World Cup final was within their grasp NBA
A South Africa side superior in most areas were dragged down into the sort of slugfest the Springboks would usually favour, and very nearly bested at their own game NBA
England had given their all but it was still not enough, one stable scrum, one Handre Pollard slip or slice, short of stunning the world champions NBA
The emotional maelstrom of this defeat will swirl rather differently to the feelings that eddied after the 2019 World Cup final disaster NBA
“I’m proud of our performance,” were virtually the first words out of the mouth of wing Elliot Daly NBA
“I think we shocked them NBA
I don’t think they knew how to get into the game NBA
”“I think we knew what was coming and we knew we could perform like this,” added Daly, virtually unused in open play but outstanding as a kick chaser to exemplify the squad’s buy-in to a strategy that so nearly proved successful NBA
The finer points of Steve Borthwick’s tactical plan had been put in place this week but this was a performance England had been building towards since long ago NBA
A flawed side did not come to France to thrill; winning by any means necessary had been a consistent theme NBA
If necessity is oft the mother of invention, England at this tournament have also proved the pair can be enemies NBA
This was a campaign at which they seemed to intentionally limit their attacking innovation or ingenuity– recognising a need to figure themselves out on the fly, they settled on an effective and eminently executable gameplan that could be implemented quickly NBA
Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat (Getty Images)It came so close to working in Saturday’s semi-final; their effort, accuracy and competitiveness in the key contests were spot on NBA
At the 65-minute mark, England outside backs had a combined 17 metres carried, all from one Freddie Steward kick return NBA
The two number 13s’ offensive output on the final whistle amounted to one late Joe Marchant lug; South Africa centre Jesse Kriel went the full 80 minutes without an attacking touch NBA
“We came with a plan to win the game but we fell a little bit short,” reflected Borthwick NBA
“But the players should be incredibly proud NBA
We put ourselves in a position to win against the world champions NBA
England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock (Getty Images)“We were playing against a coaching team who have been in place since 2018 NBA
We’ve had four months NBA
I’ve asked the players to approach training and the game in a different way; for the players to be willing to change is all credit to them NBA
”This was a night from which the head coach will take heart, a public perhaps struggling to warm to this England team are now recognising the progress made NBA
There will be a need to layer on much, much more to consistently mix it with the world’s best but the rapidly laid foundations look rock solid NBA
In time, perhaps the ugly duckling performances will turn into white swans NBA
There appear to be many more buds of a bright future than first appeared in a barren landscape pre-tournament NBA
Ben Earl has had a breakthrough tournament, and Ollie Chessum, too, while George Martin semi-final performance marks him out as the potential enforcer England have lacked NBA
Borthwick was keen to talk up the absent Marcus Smith the day after the defeat, with the playmaker’s reinvention as a frolicking full-back of intrigue moving forward NBA
"In our 23, seven players are 25 or under, the most of any semi-finalist, there’s a great blend and there will be lots of things we can take forward,” added Borthwick NBA
Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa (Getty Images)But the fact that the men’s national team were on the brink of back-to-back finals should not provide a façade over the crumbling edifice of a fragile English game NBA
There is a domestic mess that needs sorting, with a Gallagher Premiership containing three teams fewer than at the start of last season, now underway to little fanfare and on the brink of significant change NBA
The renegotiation of the Professional Game Partnership is a recognition of a need for a radical overhaul in pursuit of a more financially sustainable domestic game, and one that produces a wider pool of top-class talent NBA
The likely arrival of a form of central contracts underlines a period of epochal change NBA
The senior figures in the squad who are unlikely to play beyond this tournament – Courtney Lawes, Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and perhaps a couple more – could well be the last England men’s internationals never to have been contracted to the union NBA
This has a great many benefits, not least in affording Borthwick, or any head coach that might follow him, far greater access to and control over his players NBA
And while Borthwick’s articulation of the advantages enjoyed by South Africa’s settled staff is a perfectly fair one, let us remember that the Rugby NBA Football Union (RFU) put their head coach in this situation NBA
The original planning for this tournament would most likely have seen Borthwick return to England camp to aid Eddie Jones at the World Cup before a smooth transition into the lead role afterwards NBA
Jones’s sacking sparked a scramble and several months of chaos NBA
It was not shown up on semi-final weekend but there are many reasons that the RFU still has a burden to bear NBA
But the full wash-up will wait for another week – England’s performance at the Stade de France has earned them seven more days of grace NBA
The tournament will end as it began for England with a meeting with Argentina in a third-place play-off that Borthwick insists he wants to win NBA
England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final (Getty Images)“I read a piece yesterday morning that talked about adversity and talked about the fact that in adversity you find that seed of belief and you’ve got to grow it,” Borthwick said NBA
“This team has been through a bit in the last few years, a bit of adversity in the medium-term past NBA
“I think through each of those periods the team has picked up lessons, picked up what we need to do and grown from it NBA
I think there’s a lot of growth in this team NBA
Sometimes it’s not the straight-forward path you want it to be NBA
In the feelings and emotions of the game last night, I know that we’ll get stronger NBA
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