Former Pakistan cricket team captain Salman Butt has lashed out at the team management for demoting Khushdil Shah during the second match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League series against the West Indies cricket team. Yesterday in Multan, Babar Azam sent Shah to bat at number eight.
Khushdil Shah is a specialist batter, but the team management did not send him higher up the order when the Pakistan cricket team had a mini-collapse. They promoted all-rounders Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan before sending Khushdil at number eight.
In the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League series between the Pakistan cricket team and the West Indies cricket team, Khushdil played a fantastic cameo that helped the Men in Green win the match. However, Salman Butt felt that it was not the right move to send him only in the death overs.
“They should have sent Khushdil ahead and allowed him to play a big innings. Yes he did finish a game, but does that mean you have reserved his batting for only those last 4-5 overs? Look at his domestic record. Look at how many centuries he has got. He is a batsman, but you are sending bowling all-rounders ahead of him,” said Salman Butt on his YouTube channel.
Babar Azam revealed why Khushdil Shah was sent to bat number eight against the West Indies cricket team
At the post-match presentation of the second game of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League series between the Pakistan cricket team and the West Indies cricket team, Babar Azam disclosed the thought process behind demoting Khushdil Shah.
He said that the team management saved Khushdil till the end because everyone knows how dangerous he could be in the slog overs. Khushdil scored 22 runs off 31 balls, smashing two fours yesterday in Multan.
