Pakistan cricket team has not learned a lesson from the defeat of the 2024 T20 World Cup. At that time the Pakistan team was eliminated in the group stage itself. In the 2026 World Cup, Pakistan took a step forward and reached the Super-8, but now the team is on the verge of being eliminated from the semi-finals. No single player is responsible for bringing the PAK team to this condition.
Now if the Pakistan team is out of the World Cup, then the Pakistan Cricket Board can take many big decisions regarding the T20 team. Many big players from Babar Azam to Captain Salman Aga can be measured. Here, know about those 5 people who are directly responsible for bringing the Pakistan team to this condition in the T20 World Cup 2026.
Babar Azam
Babar Azam is the biggest reason for the failure of Pakistani middle order. Only 91 runs in 4 innings played in this World Cup, average of only 22.75. He scored 25 runs in the Super-8 match, but also wasted 24 balls. If his runs had come at a strike rate of 150+, Pakistan would have been in a stronger position. His strike rate in the entire tournament was only 112.34. Looking at this performance, Babar may be out of the T20 team forever.
captain salman agha
Captain Salman Aga has also not lagged behind in taking poor decisions and poor performance. Before the start of the tournament, he had said that the Pakistan team was completely set, but the results tell something else. If we look at his individual performance, he has not hit any big shot except his inning of 38 runs against Namibia. Only 60 runs have been scored in 5 innings. Due to this poor performance, T20 captaincy may be snatched from his hands.
Sam Ayub
Sam Ayub has been continuously getting opportunities, but he has not lagged behind in flopping either. Last year too, his average in T20 was 20.75, yet he was selected in the T20 World Cup squad. So far in the World Cup, only 70 runs have been scored in 5 innings. At the other end, Sahibzada Farhan is scoring runs, while if Ayub had also scored runs with his bat, Pakistan could have become the most dangerous team of this World Cup in terms of opening.
coach mike hesson
Pakistan’s playing eleven has changed in almost every match so far in the T20 World Cup 2026. Hadn’t coach Mike Hesson also prepared a mindset as to which 11 players would be trusted the most? This is the same coach Mike Hesson, who had said about Babar Azam that he needs more practice against spin. Whereas in BBL, Babar scored runs at a strike rate of 103, yet the coach gave Babar a place in the T20 World Cup squad. The result is in front of everyone.
Shadab Khan
There is no doubt that Shadab Khan has made a good contribution with the bat. Batting at numbers five and six, he scored 111 runs at a strike rate of 154. But he has been a flop in the role of bowling. The Super-8 match against England was very important, there Shadab was expected to make Pakistan’s comeback. But he gave away runs at an economy rate of more than 10. So far he has taken only 5 wickets in the entire tournament.
