Babar Azam hits back at Ramiz Raja following latter's advice following whitewash against England

It seems like things are not going well to all extents in Pakistan cricket following an embarrassing defeat against England in the recently concluded three-match Test series. The three lions completely outmuscled Babar Azam’s men by a clean sweep margin of 3-0. In a series of suggestions or statements, Pakistan Cricket Board president Ramiz Raja came up with a piece of advice for the hosts while playing the Tests.

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“Like England for example, I suggested to Babar that England is playing the T20 format in a five-day version, so you better pick T20 players here. It's a forced mindset on Pakistan, which I absolutely like. I want the future generation to think of it as a T20 format like England is playing,” said Raja during a conversation with former England skipper Michael Atherton on SkySports.

Subsequently, journalists happened to ask Babar about Ramiz’s advice to which the latter came up with a blunt response. He went on to hit back at the PCB chief by stating that the team has a different template for different formats and mindset is something that can’t be said within a specific course of time.

Here's what Babar replied to Ramiz Raja's advice

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“The door is not shut for anyone. There is a set plan for everything and we have it for every format. You can't change things in a day or week. It takes time. For the mindset to change, it takes time. Then, if we start playing defensively, journalists will ask why we don't play aggressively and when we play aggressively, they ask why we don't play the other way. There will always be questions, you can't please everyone. Ultimately what matters is results. If results don't come then questions will be raised no matter what we do,” replied Babar.

Now, Pakistan will host New Zealand for the two-match Test series with the first Test starting from the 26th of December at the National Stadium in Karachi.