Former Pakistan cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal have strongly criticised young batter Mohammad Haris for suggesting that Babar Azam should change his batting style in T20 cricket.

 

A viral video recently showed Haris being asked whether Babar Azam should make some adjustments to his style in T20 matches. Haris replied, “Yes.”

 

This response sparked a heated reaction from Basit Ali during a TV show. Basit said, “If Mohammad Haris says something like this about Babar Azam, he should be beaten with a stick. Who are you to talk about Babar Azam like that?”

 

He further questioned, “If Babar Azam were the captain, would he [Haris] have given this statement?”

 

Kamran Akmal, who was also part of the discussion, added that the Pakistan Cricket Board should guide players on how to respond in such situations. He said, “Mohammad Haris is not a kid. He knows everything. He should have said, ‘How can I talk about Babar Azam? He has done so much for Pakistan. First, I need to learn how to improve my own batting.’”

 

Babar Azam currently averages 39.83 in T20 internationals, scoring 4,223 runs in 121 innings, while Mohammad Haris averages 18.61 with just 391 runs in 23 innings.