Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned Pakistan’s decision to drop star Pakistan player Babar Azam after a loss in the first Test against England in Multan. He also said that Pakistan have dropped their so-called GOAT while trying to find a scapegoat as well. Babar scored 35 runs across his two innings in Pakistan’s innings defeat in the first Test as well. He has been dropped from the squad for the remaining two Tests of the three-match series as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “It was a hugely publicized loss, a loss which became historic, and there was an interesting stat that whichever team got all out for 556 runs in this century lost. So when you lose after scoring 556, there is a lot of backlash, and then scapegoats are found. It’s not a scapegoat this time, they said they will cut the GOAT itself because if we talk about Pakistan, Babar Azam’s reputation was made and enhanced like a GOAT player. It used to be said that the king would do it but the runs weren’t getting scored, there is no doubt about that.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra also questioned whether Pakistan have a better player than Babar Azam who can replace him as well as how the out-of-form batter can regain his form without playing as well.

“My question is when you drop him and bring someone else in, is he better than him? That’s the first question. The second question is that you cannot score runs or regain your form by sitting outside. Was it the right time or since the public outcry was so much, you said that you had to make someone a scapegoat?” Aakash Chopra concluded. “Some people are comparing and saying that India didn’t drop Virat. Let’s not compare. Babar Azam was going in Virat Kohli’s path but that road is far. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah can afford a longer lean patch, and they are contributing even in their lean patch.”