Sarfaraz Ahmed Should Not Be The Captain Anymore – Shoaib Akhtar
Jul 25, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Pakistan cricket team was heavily criticised after they crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage itself with Sarfaraz Ahmed coming under immense fan criticism. Meanwhile, Shoaib Akhtar feels that Sarfaraz should not lead Pakistan in any format and the reigns should be handed over to the young guns.
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar lashed out of current captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and said the right-hander should be in the team only in the capacity of wicket-keeper-batsman and not as skipper.
Sarfaraz Ahmed should not be the skipper of any format – Shoaib Akhtar
Though the likes of Hafeez, Babar Azam and Imad Wasim in the frame for captaincy, Shoaib Akhtar believes that the young Haris Sohail must take the reigns as he got an age on his side. Besides that, he warns Pakistan Cricket Board to set their goals straight before naming the skipper.
“He should be used for his wicket-keeping and batting skills,” Akhtar said in his YouTube video as reported by cricketpakistan.com.pk. “No way should he continue as captain of the team. He should not be the captain in any format.”
“Haris Sohail should be made the captain. He should captain the side in ODIs and T20Is. They should test him (Babar Azam) in Test cricket. I wish him the best. He has scored a lot of runs,” he added.
However, no Pakistan captain ever, not even the great Imran Khan, has won more than one major ICC trophy except for Sarfaraz. After winning Under-19 World Cup in 2006, Eleven years later, the seniors clinched the ICC Champions Trophy under his captaincy.
Statistically, his winning percentage in ODIs stands at a healthy 56.52, which is better than both Imran Khan’s 55.92 and Misbahul Haq’s 53.48 — two of Pakistan’s most highly regarded captains. Well, it would be interesting to see whether they would back Sarfaraz Ahmed or Babar Azam.