‘Dummy captain’: Salman Ali Agha grilled over future and Babar Azam’s position in playing XI after Pakistan’s World Cup exit

Key Highlights

• Here’s a look at the two confrontational questions (and Agha’s measured responses to them): Question: “It is very disappointing that the Pakistan team has been knocked out.
• You showed great intent playing at number three during the Sri Lanka and Australia series, but this entire tournament hasn’t gone well for you as a batter either.
• Do you think you will step down from the T20 captaincy yourself, or should the Cricket Board remove you?” Salman Ali Agha: “You are absolutely right.
• I played quite well at number three during the Sri Lanka and Australia series, but I couldn’t deliver the kind of performance in this World Cup that I should have.
• Aside from Sahibzada Farhan, I don’t think we played well as a batting unit throughout the tournament.