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Babar Azam was castled by Jamie Overton for 25 runs in a T20 World Cup Super Eights match between Pakistan and England at Pallekele in Sri Lanka.
Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar have heavily criticised Pakistan’s stars after their poor showing in a 61-run defeat to India in the T20 World Cup.
Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi among a handful of stars dropped by PCB for Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka for a three-match T20I series.
Babar Azam is not part of Pakistan’s T20I squad for the Asia Cup.
Pakistan are in Group A alongside arch-rivals India, the UAE and Oman in the Asia Cup to be held from September 9 to 28.
In discussions with insiders in the PCB and those close to the Pakistan team, it was apparent that Babar had lost his mojo after the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan won just six of the 13 T20 matches they played under Babar in his second stint.
A decision on the leadership role of Babar Azam in white-ball formats has been put on hold.
Some are also thinking about playing in local leagues in the United Kingdom, according to a report in The Express Tribune.
Mahmood also took a dig at everyone who feels that players shouldn't have a life outside cricket and remain confined in their hotel rooms brooding over their narrow defeat to India.
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