India, March 15 -- The decision to have Babar Azam bat at No.4 in the T20 World Cup ruffled a few feathers in Pakistan. The move never worked out, and the batter had a tournament to forget, as he struggled to force the pace in the 20-team competition. The former Pakistan captain was then not sent out to bat in the must-win match against Namibia in the group stage, and was also dropped for the Super 8s tie against Sri Lanka, where the Green Shirts needed to win by at least 65 runs to qualify for the semi-finals.

Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has now stated that Babar should have openly revolted against the decision of having to bat at No.4, saying he should have put his foot down and challenged the decision of head coach Mike Hesson. ...