Why are Six Pakistan players spending vacation in London after T20 World Cup debacle?

Pakistan cricket's feeble endoskeleton got viciously exposed in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Despite being tipped to qualify for Super Eights, Babar Azam and his team got ousted from the group stages.

Since their exit, the nation has gone wild and the blame game has gone beyond belief. Former players, TV experts, and journalists have bashed the Pakistan players and have questioned their integrity, passion for the game.

Many have accused the Pakistani players of 'spending vacation' in USA, but it is likely to gain more pace as a few of the Pakistan players are spending time in Europe.

Six Pakistan players decided not to return to the country amid the heat and spend time in London for vacation. Captain Babar Azam, who has been hurled with the biggest amount of accusations is one of them. Apart from him, Azam Khan, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim also decided to stay back in England's capital.

Haris Rauf, who was recently involved in a brawl with a fan in USA, has been in the news for wrong reasons and will be hoping to shrug off those moments with quality time with family.

But the sextet of players staying back in England has reasons behind it. Although many have directly accused the Pakistani players for vacation, there are reasons behind their decision.

Why are Babar Azam and other Pakistan players spending Vacation in London?

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been bashed from all corners in Pakistan. His ex-teammates, experts, fans have pointed him out for the lackluster outing in the T20 World Cup.

And all the other five players have received the same flak during or after Pakistan's T20 World Cup campaign.

Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir came out of retirement just before the T20 World Cup and largely disappointed. Amir had a disastrous Super Over against USA which led to Pakistan's shock defeat, while Imad's batting against India has baffled people around the globe. Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez even accused 'Greedy' PCB of making a deal with the duo and blamed them for 'ruining Pakistan cricket'.

The same goes for Shadab Khan, who was largely criticized for his poor outing. Haris Rauf returned after an injury lay-off and was largely disappointing in the entire tournament. In the case of Azam Khan, the wicketkeeper-batter was sworded with words for his disastrous batting and hapless wicketkeeping skills, with many even stretching it to body-shaming.

Avoid Media and Public Interaction in Pakistan

It looks likely that these players are staying in London for now to avoid further escalation or public harassment in Pakistan. The media of Pakistan will also be looking forward to questioning the players and they may want to avoid that as well. And it seems to be the wise decision at the moment as any further negative developments will only tarnish Pakistan cricket more in front of the world.

Babar Azam said the captaincy decision is in PCB's hands, whereas the PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has already called for 'major surgeries' following the shock exit. Amid this, a change in the atmosphere may help these players to get back to their optimum best mentally before taking the field again.

Freshening Up before next Commitment

The importance of clarity of mind is paramount. These six players must have thoughts in hindsight and they may have to come up with a decision soon. Babar may have to call on his leadership duties, while Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir will need to think about their future plans. The vacation in London is set to hold huge importance for that as well.