[WATCH] 'Yaha aake dhindora nahi pitunga' - Babar Azam slams journalist for questioning his silence on Pakistan's recent performances

Babar-Azam. (Photo source: X)

Ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025, Peshawar Zalmi captain gave an angst reply to a journalist after being asked about his silence regarding Pakistan cricket's ongoing struggles.

Pakistan cricket has been under the radar in recent months following a string of disappointing performances. The team failed to progress past the group stage of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after losing to both India and New Zealand. Furthermore, they suffered a 1-4 T20I series defeat and a 0-3 ODI whitewash, both at the hands of the Black Caps. These results followed a failed home tri-series campaign.

During the pre-tournament press conference, a journalist asked the star batter, "Maujooda team performances jo chal rahe hain, kis din aap kuch bolenge? jis don poori team khatam ho jaayegi, tab aap bolenge, kya ho raha hai, kya nahin ho raha hai Pakistan team mein?" (Given the current performances of the team, when will you say something? Will you wait until the entire team is finished one day, then you'll speak, asking what is happening, what is not happening in the Pakistan team?)

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After hearing the remark, Babar hit back instantly, making it clear that public outbursts are not his way of expressing. He pointed out that he speaks whenever and wherever required and doesn't require coming to a public forum to speak out. Interestingly, fellow captain Mohammad Rizwan opened up about the question of Pakistan cricket.

“Jaha mujhe bolna hoga, waha main bolta hu. Aur main media pe baithke nahi bolunga ki kya karna chahiye. Mujhe jaha jo bolna hota hain main kamre ke andar bol deta hu. Main yaha aake dhindora nahi pitunga ki social media me ye honi chahiye, ye meri job nahi hain. (Where I need to speak, I speak. And I won't sit in the media and say what should be done. Where I need to say something, I say it inside the room. I won't come here and make a big deal about it what should happen on social media, that's not my job)

Here's the video -

Question: Will you speak on the current performance when the team is finished?

Babar Azam: I speak when I need to. Main yahan a kar dheendora nahi peetunga pic.twitter.com/sH8VZm7UiX

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Meanwhile, Babar will be leading against Quetta Gladiators on April 12 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.