Babar Azam took over as Pakistan captain across formats in December 2020. But he has not won anything which will be remembered for the ages. There is no ICC trophy to his name either even if he took Pakistan near to the silverware twice. After the World Cup 2023 concludes today for Pakistan, it will be interesting to see whether Babar keeps captaincy or not. But before that, let's look at his report card as captain. What he has achieved and where he has failed.
In T20 World Cup 2022, Babar Azam's Pakistan reached the final of the tournament, courtesy some good cricket and luck. But they lost to England in the summit clash which was a one-sided contest. (Image: ANI)
Pakistan were very close in 2021 to win the T20 World Cup. The Babar Azam-led side reached the semi-final where they lost to Australia. (Image: ANI)
Pakistan became number 1 ODI team after Babar Azam-led side beat Afghanistan 3-0 just before the Asia Cup 2023. However, they soon lost the place to India. (Image: ANI)
One of Pakistan's famous win over India ever in T20Is came under captaincy of Babar Azam when he and Mohammad Rizwan chase down 152 without losing a wicket at the T20 World Cup 2021. (Image: ANI)
Pakistan lost the home Test series vs Australia. Although there were some terrific performances from Pakistab with both bat and ball, they failed to win the series. (Image: X)
England blanked Pakistan 3-0 in their first tour of Pakistan in almost 20 years. That was one of the most disastrous Test performances by Pakistan and it came under the captaincy of Babar Azam. (Image: X)
Babar Azam's Pakistan are likely to become the last team of the tournament to be knocked out of the World Cup 2023 in the first stage itself. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Pakistan have advanced to the semi-finals only once, which was in the 2011 edition. (Image: ANI)