Former Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Moin Khan believes Sarfraz Ahmed should be Pakistan’s captain till the World Cup to ensure best results. Pakistan has done well under the leadership of Sarfraz Ahmed.
The current Pakistan skipper had also led the team to glory in the Champions Trophy. Since then, Pakistan team has shown positive results. The players have also gathered confidence under their belt.
Sarfraz Ahmed has led with aplomb.
Thus, it is crucial that Sarfraz Ahmed continues to lead Pakistan with aplomb. The team players have shown their respect to him and he has done justice to his role so far.
“Sarfraz is a fighter who has led the national team superbly in all the formats so far. So I strongly recommend to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to announce him as skipper till the World Cup 2019 so that he is able to groom and build a winning combination of players for the mega event in England,” Moin Khan said while talking to Dawn.
In fact, Moin Khan was part of the 1992 World Cup winning team. The former Pakistan stumper said it is good to note that Pakistan is making a fine comeback after been down and out in a particular situation.
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“I have seldom seen our team making so many good comebacks that they have done in all formats of the game in recent times,” added Moin. “The manner in which we bounced back to win the Champions Trophy in England last year, and then again in the final against Australia in the tri-series in Zimbabwe last month was a treat to watch.”
Sarfraz has stuck to his guns.
Meanwhile, many players have done well under the captaincy of Sarfraz Ahmed. Therefore, the Pakistan captain hasn’t changed and chopped the playing XI combination.
“There are more than a dozen young and talented players who have blossomed as match-winners for Pakistan under the able leadership of Sarfraz,” he said. “Chop and change is not Sarfraz’s idea of cricket and he deserves the credit for giving a fair run to so many youngsters in the last two years which has paid off in a handsome manner for our cricket.”
Consequently, Moin Khan believes Sarfraz Ahmed deserves a longer rope as the captain of the side.
“I feel that Sarfraz highly deserves a longer run as captain now after having proved his credentials, and urge the PCB to announce him as captain till the next year’s World Cup.”
Meanwhile, Pakistan next assignment is the upcoming Asia Cup. The Men in Green will begin their campaign against arch-rivals India on 19 September at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.