Speaking out in response to criticism directed towards Pakistani wicket-keeper Azam Khan for his poor performance and lack of physical shape, former opener Ahmad Shahzad remarked that while it is everyone’s right to voice their opinions about performance, body-shaming others should be avoided.
This came about as a result of the son of the renowned wicketkeeper-batter Moin Khan continuously drawing flak for his lack of physical preparedness and his subpar play in the most recent Twenty20 series against England and Ireland as well as the World Cup match against the United States.
Shahzad remarked that the team as a whole was responsible for Pakistan’s opening two World Cup defeats, rather than any one player.
In their matches against India, Pakistan dropped the middle-order batsman from the starting lineup after starting him in back-to-back games.
The Azam was destroyed for nothing in the Green Shirts’ opening game of the major event against the United States.
In response to taunting on social media last week, batsman Imam Ul Haq stood up for Azam, claiming that it had an impact on a player’s performance.
Imam claimed that social media trolling prevented a cricket player from giving their best in games, and he also mentioned how quickly the social media warriors critiqued a cricketer’s performance.
Azam has not been able to score more than 88 runs in at least 14 innings in Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan since making his debut for the country in July of 2018—three years ago.
