Babar Azam gets huge certificate from former India captain amid criticism over Pakistan's elimination from World Cup 2023

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Pakistan's World Cup 2023 debacle has seen their nation divided into the Babar Azam conundrum. A section of people want Babar gone from captaincy, while another section still has faith in him.

It has ended in a sour manner for Pakistan, who promised a lot ahead of the tournament. Things didn't go according to plan and despite a decent start, a four-match losing streak ended their semifinal hopes.

Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain has been hurled the biggest and strongest criticism following team's dismal outing, and he is poised to be sacked from captaincy. Although nothing official has arrived, Pakistan's King is likely to lose his throne.

But amid all the negativities, Babar Azam has got one significant figure beside him. Former India captain Kapil Dev has backed Babar and says he must be trusted despite the lean patch.

In a video that has gone viral, Kapil Dev is seen speaking highly of the Pakistan captain and urging people to back the talented player and not discard him for the current performance.

"Today you will say Babar is not performing well because you are seeing the current situation. But the same captain made Pakistan the number-one team six months back. When someone makes zero, 99% of people will say drop him and will back an ordinary player who scores a century saying, he is the next superstar," Kapil Dev said.

"So don't go with current performances. Look at how he has approached the game, how he plays in tough situations is how a player should be judged rather than one or two low scores," the World Cup-winning captain added.

Kapil Dev's words are quite encouraging for Babar Azam, but it may not be enough for him to keep the captaincy. Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi are likely candidates to take over the leadership role in the coming days.