Indian commentators Harsha Bhogle and Irfan Pathan have raised questions about Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s batting approach after the humiliating defeat at the hands of USA in the T20 World Cup on Thursday.

Pakistan lost its first three wickets on just 21 runs. After that Captain Babar Azam and Shadab Khan took charge and made a partnership of 72 runs. Skipper scored 44 runs on 43 balls, while Shadab Khan scored 40 runs.

Irfan Pathan wrote on X (Twitter), “Despite having a good batting position as a captain, if you are playing 40+ balls with a strike rate of 100, it will not benefit the team.”

On the other hand, well-known Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle wrote, “I have seen Babar Azam play many good innings. This 44 (43) will not be among them, they have not looked quite in form in major tournaments.”

The USA has occupied the first position in the points table.