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The PCB is awaiting a response from their Test captain Misbah-ul Haq to inform them about his future plans while another senior player Younis Khan has thrown his hat in the ring.

“The last time I met him (Misbah) in Dubai earlier this month he sought time to think over his future plans. Now whenever he gets in touch with us and if he wants to continue playing I will put the matter before my associates in the board,” PCB Chairman, Shaharyar Khan told PTI.

Misbah himself sounded uncertain on continuing as a player if he quits captaincy.

“I have decided that I will tour West Indies for the Test series but whether it will be as captain or player is up to the selectors and board. I think I can continue on the West Indies tour after that nothing is final as yet in my mind,” Misbah had recently said in Dubai.

Younis, who is 39 years old and is the second oldest in the Pakistan team is also harbouring captaincy ambitions and is in no mood to quit after completing 10,000 Test runs.

“I will definitely consider the offer if it comes along,” he stated.

Younis is just 23 runs shy from becoming the first Pakistani batsman to reach the magical figure of 10,000 runs and he is likely to achieve this landmark when he tours West Indies in March-April.

“I don’t want to retire because I am enjoying my cricket and I still have lot of hunger for making runs. Even after making 10,000 runs, I want to carry on and do well for the team. I don’t think retirement comes into play until a player is fit and in form,” he said at a charity function.

http://indianexpress.com/article/sp...captaincy-younis-khan-shows-interest-4542747/
 
its pretty clear Sarfraz should be our next Test Captain. Or if not him then Azhar but not YK. YK had his chance in his peak yet he quit because of his hot headedness he should get 10k Runs make history then retire.
 
ohhh boy, Afridi looking saint these days in front of our 2 other oldie gentlemen.... One didn't retire even after such a poor form with the bat - and captaincy was as rigid and defensive as it could be... the other one is willing to take captaincy to play for another 5 years???

At this pace, Afridi needs to unretire soon to bring back the competition !!
 
I need to report a bug, the date in OP is showing as current.

I am sure Younis Khan asking for captaincy is a thread from 5 years ago that has been bumped?
 
Aur Kitna Khoon Piyo Gay Hamara Tum Loog :facepalm: - Khuda ka Wasta hay Retire hojayoo Aur Naye Larkon ko Khelnay Doh Plz !!!!!!!!!!
 
those who say he should quit, will think how shrewd he is as a captain after he show them on the field and think what a mess we had with Ijaz Butt who threw this guy under the truck.... He is one of the shrewdest of all and Woolmer's choice by that time.. Woolmer didnt have him as his favorite child or whatever as MYK's english is very below par and think about how come Woolmer got to choose this guy as a future captain back then...
 
ask_analyse_act said:
those who say he should quit, will think how shrewd he is as a captain after he show them on the field and think what a mess we had with Ijaz Butt who threw this guy under the truck.... He is one of the shrewdest of all and Woolmer's choice by that time.. Woolmer didnt have him as his favorite child or whatever as MYK's english is very below par and think about how come Woolmer got to choose this guy as a future captain back then...
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The ship has sailed... People say Warne was the best captain Australia never had, but CA didn't hand him over the captaincy at the end of his career ... If CA had done such a mistake, Warne would have extended his career for 2-3 years atleast - afterall playing as captain of the team has some lust and incentive..

If Pakistan appoint Younis Khan at this point, he will be there atleast for 2-3 years more (irrespective of his form) - and than Sarfraz would be next oldie in line by that time to be given the captaincy !!!
 
Oh Boy, now we have to go through the torcher of another Bhudha?? - When normal cricket will return to Pakistan, its not veteran's 11 :facepalm:
 
ask_analyse_act said:
those who say he should quit, will think how shrewd he is as a captain after he show them on the field and think what a mess we had with Ijaz Butt who threw this guy under the truck.... He is one of the shrewdest of all and Woolmer's choice by that time.. Woolmer didnt have him as his favorite child or whatever as MYK's english is very below par and think about how come Woolmer got to choose this guy as a future captain back then...
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He was a useless captain and player.

His click rate is 20% of less.
Plus he has no self respect.
 
Horrible news.

PCB is the only Cricket board that can be ransomed by its senior players. Misbah was expected to retire after Australia and YK will be expected to retire within a year but both are acting upon their own whims and the board is reluctant to do anything in relation to this.
 
Haroon786 said:
Horrible news.

PCB is the only Cricket board that can be ransomed by its senior players. Misbah was expected to retire after Australia and YK will be expected to retire within a year but both are acting upon their own whims and the board is reluctant to do anything in relation to this.
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They could simply fire both
 
I love Khan but he shouldn't consider the offer and I hope the PCB do not put it on the table
 
Haroon786 said:
No he cannot do whatever he likes.

If it was another board, then YK would have been fired from all formats there and then.
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He can do what he likes, the point is the PCB should do their job and what's right for Pakistan cricket regardless.
 
shaz619 said:
He can do what he likes, the point is the PCB should do their job and what's right for Pakistan cricket regardless.
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Name me another country where a player can blackmail and arm twist himself into the national team?
 
He's right. Why should the best batsman in Pakistan and a certified ATG retire when he's still fit and in form? It really makes zero sense especially when there is no World Cup in test cricket that we have to prepare for. Let him get to 40 test centuries and become the first Pakistani to get to that mark.

Misbah though needs to go. His form has deserted him and he has nothing to look forward to after taking Pakistan to the #1 rank in test cricket. Touring the West Indies is understandable since we've never beaten them in a test series and it'll be another highlight for him but immediately after, he should hang up his glorious boots.

Sarfaraz should get the captaincy though.
 
shaz619 said:
He can do what he likes, the point is the PCB should do their job and what's right for Pakistan cricket regardless.
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He threatened to shoot himself and retire from tests if he wasn't picked for the World Cup. This in a career that includes beating up a fan with a shoe and running away from away tests tours to go fishing despite the pleas of his captain

You are right, younis does indeed do what he wants
 
I don't see anything wrong in his statement. He's easily the best batsman in the Pak team, undoubtedly the best players of spin in the world right now, has tons of experience under his belt and more importantly commands respect from the teammates.


An excellent Candidate for sure.
 
This is not a bad option until Pakistan gets someone who is Captain material. Making Sarfaraz Captain in all 3 formats will be increasing his workload.

Taking Captaincy away from Azhar might free him.

But this option should only be taken if PCB think hard and have a succession plan. IF not then Azhar shouldn't be disturbed
 
It would be such a weird move to hand the captaincy to a 42 year old. Also, Younis was and is a great player but his behaviour in the past would suggest he's not really captaincy material imo.
 
There is no dearth of selfish players in our team, first Misbah and now YK. They are making sure no new face will have a chance , for ever.
 
Legendary batsman from Pakistan should get chance to captain for the next 2 years. A perfect man for this job.
 
moghul said:
There is no dearth of selfish players in our team, first Misbah and now YK. They are making sure no new face will have a chance , for ever.
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Like Sami Aslam and Babar Azam? What other new faces are being kept out?
 
Bilal7 said:
He's right. Why should the best batsman in Pakistan and a certified ATG retire when he's still fit and in form? It really makes zero sense especially when there is no World Cup in test cricket that we have to prepare for. Let him get to 40 test centuries and become the first Pakistani to get to that mark.

Misbah though needs to go. His form has deserted him and he has nothing to look forward to after taking Pakistan to the #1 rank in test cricket. Touring the West Indies is understandable since we've never beaten them in a test series and it'll be another highlight for him but immediately after, he should hang up his glorious boots.

Sarfaraz should get the captaincy though.
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I think you are missing the real issue here. With him being in his 40's he is blocking a potientialed young cricketer from entering the team. As a senior batsmen he should think of the future of cricket instead of his own greed.
 
Bilal7 said:
Like Sami Aslam and Babar Azam? What other new faces are being kept out?
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You won't find a quick replacement for any player unless you give them the chance to develop. Right now with Misbah and Younis still playing we are missing an oppertunity to take our team forward after there retirement. What that is gonna do is keep us from developing possibly great cricketer for the future.
 
When you have players like Misbah, Younis who only think for themselves and Chairman like 82 yrs old kid then you can expect this. No hope for our team!!!!!

Ijaz Butt atleast was far better than SK when its come to control players' power
 
What YK wants to achieve break Tendulqar record or score over 15000 runs. None of them is possible
 
Bilal7 said:
He's right. Why should the best batsman in Pakistan and a certified ATG retire when he's still fit and in form? It really makes zero sense especially when there is no World Cup in test cricket that we have to prepare for. Let him get to 40 test centuries and become the first Pakistani to get to that mark.

Misbah though needs to go. His form has deserted him and he has nothing to look forward to after taking Pakistan to the #1 rank in test cricket. Touring the West Indies is understandable since we've never beaten them in a test series and it'll be another highlight for him but immediately after, he should hang up his glorious boots.

Sarfaraz should get the captaincy though.
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Good post, there's nothing wrong with what he has said. Questions were asked and he provided the adequate answers, if someone offers you something you're obviously going to "consider" it that doesn't mean a yes or a no :facepalm: and on the other hand with regards to his fit and in form comment nothing wrong with that, why should he retire when there is little evidence to suggest he should? besides, in this rebuilding period we could do with at least one experienced member, Misbah will soon retire. But don't expect the ignorant bacha party to look beyond their biases or appreciate the gift of Younis Khan and what he has done for Pakistan cricket so they continuously highlight the negatives when his career is clearly not defined by that, they go on like batsman like him fall of trees in Pakistan when you shake them. Disgraceful and ungrateful fans who deserve the rubbish which comes their way.
 
SunRay said:
I don't see anything wrong in his statement. He's easily the best batsman in the Pak team, undoubtedly the best players of spin in the world right now, has tons of experience under his belt and more importantly commands respect from the teammates.


An excellent Candidate for sure.
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Yeah younis should play.
 
of course he would, if he has those aspirations than why not?

PCB would be incredibly stupid to offer it to him thou- which they totally are
 
Will quit following Pakistan cricket altogether if this guy becomes the captain.
 
Moving forward - Misbah and YK should have their central ontracts renegotiated to play on a series by series basis.

Perform or be sacked should be the idea. If they perform well in a series then they should be allowed to continue but otherwise should be sacked.
 
Team man strikes again. Why should he retire with dignity When he has the tradition of getting kicked out to uphold? Kim jong seems to have less ego than this guy. He is a legend but God he thinks the world owes him something.
 
What's wrong with the statement. He said he will accept if he is offered.Don't want him captain do not offer him. :angelo
Edit: He said he would consider not even accept.
 
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Younis definitely needs to captain, I dont believe sarfaraz has enough stamina to last in all three formats as a captain. Younis should be captain while a real test player such as azhar or maybe even babar should be given Vice captaincy. After 2 3 years younis can then call it a day.
 
cricwiz said:
The ship has sailed... People say Warne was the best captain Australia never had, but CA didn't hand him over the captaincy at the end of his career ... If CA had done such a mistake, Warne would have extended his career for 2-3 years atleast - afterall playing as captain of the team has some lust and incentive..

If Pakistan appoint Younis Khan at this point, he will be there atleast for 2-3 years more (irrespective of his form) - and than Sarfraz would be next oldie in line by that time to be given the captaincy !!!
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I dont want Sarfraz as test captain, his wicket keeping is a concern at the first place in tests.. Im very sure Azhar ali will do a better job as test captain compared to ODIs as it is not his piece of cake...It is very unfair to give it to sarfraz just to have the one captain for all , when azhar is scoring double and triple tons for fun as an opener
Azhar is more deserving as test captain than sarfraz..

To me the person in line for test captaincy are

Younis Khan till 2018 - may be if he extends till 2019 (u cant retire him)
Azhar Ali 2019 - 2023
Babar Azam - 2023 - 2030


Then will see who comes next.... Giving Sarfraz the test captaincy is too much of a burden is what i think.. First of all he needs to improve on his fitness, no doubts on his commitment.... rizwan has improved a lot in his keeping and he will soon takes sarfraz spot if he continues to do poor wicket keeping...
 
Since Misbah doesn't want to leave captaincy. Younis bhai Be a good person and try to give advice to Sarfraz who might will be the next captain. While Misbah is wasting his time bringing down the test rankings ..
 
Zohaib Shah said:
I think you are missing the real issue here. With him being in his 40's he is blocking a potientialed young cricketer from entering the team. As a senior batsmen he should think of the future of cricket instead of his own greed.
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Zohaib Shah said:
You won't find a quick replacement for any player unless you give them the chance to develop. Right now with Misbah and Younis still playing we are missing an oppertunity to take our team forward after there retirement. What that is gonna do is keep us from developing possibly great cricketer for the future.
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Let Sami and Babar establish themselves first. When we find the next star who scores tons of runs at the domestic level, then Younis Khan can leave. Why do you want a youngster to take Khan's place right now? Why not wait another year?
 
Other cricket board are not crazy for opting younger captains, they just care about their cricket and country's image , not us.
India: Kohli : age 28
England: 26 ( Cooks at 32 was too old and replaced )
New Zealand: Willaimson: 26 ( When McCullum retired at age 33, they did not opt for Taylor 30,for being old,
Australia: Smith 27
South Africa: faf du Plessis: 32
Sri Lanka: Mathews: 29
Bangladesh; Mushfiqur : 28
West Indies: Holder 25

There is definitely something wrong with us, we have a 83 year old Chairman, a 43 year old Captain who wants to continue after 6 consecutive defeats and an other 43 year old willing to take over, I'm speechless.
 
Bilal7 said:
Let Sami and Babar establish themselves first. When we find the next star who scores tons of runs at the domestic level, then Younis Khan can leave. Why do you want a youngster to take Khan's place right now? Why not wait another year?
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Because rather with him or without him we will struggle to find a player to replace him and Misbah. Letting him stay on based on him playing well enough won't allow a new player to establish himself.

Younis as a player has achieved everything he could in world cricket. Letting him linger on till he can't play no more is only stopping us from moving forward. In the end he should think of the future of our cricket instead of his own cricket. Azhar and Asad are good enough to play in there absence.
 
So he too doesn't want to retire.

Great.
More failing in 5 innings and then performing in 1.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
I dont want Sarfraz as test captain, his wicket keeping is a concern at the first place in tests.. Im very sure Azhar ali will do a better job as test captain compared to ODIs as it is not his piece of cake...It is very unfair to give it to sarfraz just to have the one captain for all , when azhar is scoring double and triple tons for fun as an opener
Azhar is more deserving as test captain than sarfraz..

To me the person in line for test captaincy are

Younis Khan till 2018 - may be if he extends till 2019 (u cant retire him)
Azhar Ali 2019 - 2023
Babar Azam - 2023 - 2030


Then will see who comes next.... Giving Sarfraz the test captaincy is too much of a burden is what i think.. First of all he needs to improve on his fitness, no doubts on his commitment.... rizwan has improved a lot in his keeping and he will soon takes sarfraz spot if he continues to do poor wicket keeping...
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I respect your opinion, but I have totally different opinion...

Azhar Ali is NOT a natural captain, and we have seen the proof of it whenever he has captained Pakistan in ODI cricket. I am talking about captaincy on the field i.e. things like rotating bowlers, keeping a balance between attack and defense. A captain who is proactive in the field is extremely important in Test cricket - as there are phases where opposition is dominant, and you have to work really hard as a captain by setting tactical fields and so on.. And sadly Azhar lacks all these things - one aspect may be that he has been groomed by Misbah who lacked this aspect as well.

Sarfraz has been captaining various sides since U19 days, and he has been known as someone who is a good tactician. I feel that at times he is too eager and impatient with his bowlers & fielders - or may be this is his modus operandi.

In your post, you have yourself described the importance of Azhar Ali the Test batsman. With him not being a natural leader, there is a big chance that this added responsibility will affect his batting form in a negative way. And if that happens this will be a very big loss to Pakistan Test side. Sachin was one of the finest Test batsmen of his era but he was also not a natural leader - and when he was handed over captaincy it never worked for him.

As far as Sarfraz's keeping is concerned, yes it is a factor. He has to improve in his keeping, but more importantly he has to improve his batting concentration - he has thrown away too many good starts. Had he batted with some sense, Pakistan would have actually won something vs Australia. Hopefully the added responsibility of captaincy will put him under pressure to be more responsible in batting department.
 
Your best test bat, one who gets respect from youngsters should be the captain, absolutely nothing wrong with what he said. Test is a different ball game to LOI, YK would be able to groom a future captain under his wings. He is a very attacking captain and most importantly he always pressurizes the board to pick younger players which is what most of you cry out for.
 
Not only YK fails 10 times out of 12 tests and still doesn;t want to retire but at age 43 ( his real age ) he wants to take over the captaincy once Misbah is kicked out ( he will never retire ).
 
The question is will he consider retirement if overlooked for test captaincy
 
cricwiz said:
I respect your opinion, but I have totally different opinion...

Azhar Ali is NOT a natural captain, and we have seen the proof of it whenever he has captained Pakistan in ODI cricket. I am talking about captaincy on the field i.e. things like rotating bowlers, keeping a balance between attack and defense. A captain who is proactive in the field is extremely important in Test cricket - as there are phases where opposition is dominant, and you have to work really hard as a captain by setting tactical fields and so on.. And sadly Azhar lacks all these things - one aspect may be that he has been groomed by Misbah who lacked this aspect as well.

Sarfraz has been captaining various sides since U19 days, and he has been known as someone who is a good tactician. I feel that at times he is too eager and impatient with his bowlers & fielders - or may be this is his modus operandi.

In your post, you have yourself described the importance of Azhar Ali the Test batsman. With him not being a natural leader, there is a big chance that this added responsibility will affect his batting form in a negative way. And if that happens this will be a very big loss to Pakistan Test side. Sachin was one of the finest Test batsmen of his era but he was also not a natural leader - and when he was handed over captaincy it never worked for him.

As far as Sarfraz's keeping is concerned, yes it is a factor. He has to improve in his keeping, but more importantly he has to improve his batting concentration - he has thrown away too many good starts. Had he batted with some sense, Pakistan would have actually won something vs Australia. Hopefully the added responsibility of captaincy will put him under pressure to be more responsible in batting department.
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I also repect your opinion... but to captain and keep wickets in tests is very hard only dhoni did it and he was not very successful compared that to LOIs... Test is the real deal, so shouldnt appoint him just for the sake of having one captain for all..

We should not judge azhar's captaincy skill from LOIs when appointing for Tests, why because he was trying to establish himself as an ODI player and at the same time as a captain which is a very hard and tough task for any who is on azhar ali's fold...

But in tests it is a completely different scenario, though he looks naive in ODIs he improved at some level of his ODI captaincy in his tenure also it didnt affect his batting. Since given the captaincy he has played better than shehzad and previous of himself... His S/R and AVG was decent to good for an ODI opener as he had Sharjeel to go blast from the other end..

I wouldnt be surprised if azhar thinks that did he throw the towel in too early looking at the talents galore in PSL... I'm very sure Azhar to save his captaincy would take all the performing youngster beauties into the team from PSL, The ODI team has 2 or 3 weak spots, other than that they are a better team than their rankings suggest..

Sarfraz has been captaining various sides since U19 days, and he has been known as someone who is a good tactician
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. - but not in first class I believe, tests are a different ball game altogether.


Sachin was one of the finest Test batsmen of his era but he was also not a natural leader - and when he was handed over captaincy it never worked for him.
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- sachin's captaincy is not as good as ganguly which I agree 100%... but Sachin captained them during a very tumultuous period losing players for fixing investigation and some of them retired , until they get ganguly and dravid they were playing with two batsmen which is sachin and azharuddin...they lost prabhakar, kambli, manjrekar and jadeja... Remember he drew 12 tests and kept losing as they were going through a transition and in between the series here and there Azharuddin also jumped in to captain. Until they had a comeback win with f/o from laxman's famous 281 they were a mediocre test side...

A captain who is proactive in the field is extremely important in Test cricket - as there are phases where opposition is dominant, and you have to work really hard as a captain by setting tactical fields and so on.. And sadly Azhar lacks all these things - one aspect may be that he has been groomed by Misbah who lacked this aspect as well.
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- that is why want MYK to captain for another years or 2 ... Azhar can learn from him a lot on how to attack the opposition... And you dont have to attack so aggressively in TESTS compared to ODIs, just giving up on the waiting game is enough to fix Azhar's learning from MISBAH..As i have seen him captain from ODIs he is not exactly the same as MISBAH, he learnt gradually and attacked...
 
ask_analyse_act said:
I also repect your opinion... but to captain and keep wickets in tests is very hard only dhoni did it and he was not very successful compared that to LOIs... Test is the real deal, so shouldnt appoint him just for the sake of having one captain for all..

We should not judge azhar's captaincy skill from LOIs when appointing for Tests, why because he was trying to establish himself as an ODI player and at the same time as a captain which is a very hard and tough task for any who is on azhar ali's fold...

But in tests it is a completely different scenario, though he looks naive in ODIs he improved at some level of his ODI captaincy in his tenure also it didnt affect his batting. Since given the captaincy he has played better than shehzad and previous of himself... His S/R and AVG was decent to good for an ODI opener as he had Sharjeel to go blast from the other end..

I wouldnt be surprised if azhar thinks that did he throw the towel in too early looking at the talents galore in PSL... I'm very sure Azhar to save his captaincy would take all the performing youngster beauties into the team from PSL, The ODI team has 2 or 3 weak spots, other than that they are a better team than their rankings suggest..

. - but not in first class I believe, tests are a different ball game altogether.


- sachin's captaincy is not as good as ganguly which I agree 100%... but Sachin captained them during a very tumultuous period losing players for fixing investigation and some of them retired , until they get ganguly and dravid they were playing with two batsmen which is sachin and azharuddin...they lost prabhakar, kambli, manjrekar and jadeja... Remember he drew 12 tests and kept losing as they were going through a transition and in between the series here and there Azharuddin also jumped in to captain. Until they had a comeback win with f/o from laxman's famous 281 they were a mediocre test side...

- that is why want MYK to captain for another years or 2 ... Azhar can learn from him a lot on how to attack the opposition... And you dont have to attack so aggressively in TESTS compared to ODIs, just giving up on the waiting game is enough to fix Azhar's learning from MISBAH..As i have seen him captain from ODIs he is not exactly the same as MISBAH, he learnt gradually and attacked...
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It looks to me your opinion is based on what ifs more than actual factual proof. You make captaining a Test side look very easy compared to ODI. Truth is Test cricket captaincy is a lot tougher since you need to make actual tactical plays to get a batsmen out. Azhar has shown none of that in his tensure as a ODI captain. He spent two good years just learning and people kept saying he will improve when he didn't. I don't see how it will change now.

He is now 30 plus. Having him learn how to do something he is not natural at now will only take us to the rock bottom. Might as well develop a younger player to captain the side in the near future. Cause Azhar is no youngster nor someone who has proved he can take the mettle of a captain.
 
Don't see Azhar taking up the role even if he's offered it after he's resigned from Vice Captaincy aswell. Seems like he's done with any aspirations of captaining at the highest level.
Sarfraz's workload if made captain in all 3 formats is a worry and Babar hasn't established himself in Tests for us to turn to him. Wouldn't be surprised if PCB turn to YK. Its disappointing that we haven't been able to groom a durable replacement for captain post Misbah. Both Misbah and the board are to blame for this.
 
He deserves to finish his career stress free without worrying about captaining the side.
 
Zohaib Shah said:
It looks to me your opinion is based on what ifs more than actual factual proof. You make captaining a Test side look very easy compared to ODI.
Truth is Test cricket captaincy is a lot tougher since you need to make actual tactical plays to get a batsmen out.
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Azhar has shown none of that in his tensure as a ODI captain. He spent two good years just learning and people kept saying he will improve when he didn't. I don't see how it will change now.

He is now 30 plus. Having him learn how to do something he is not natural at now will only take us to the rock bottom. Might as well develop a younger player to captain the side in the near future. Cause Azhar is no youngster nor someone who has proved he can take the mettle of a captain.
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then how did MISBAH survived all these years... yes test format is the real test for a cricketer but it has time to think , rethink and change tactics, but in LOIs if you arent quick the opponent will go ahead rapidly...Azhar will do better than he did in ODIs where he wasnt even part of the team for nearly 3 years and suddenly comeback into the team establish himself as an ODI player and captain the side at the same time, and he failed miserably which is expected because of a stupid decision coming from PCB with MISBAH and WAQAR being behind it...
 
Zohaib Shah said:
Because rather with him or without him we will struggle to find a player to replace him and Misbah. Letting him stay on based on him playing well enough won't allow a new player to establish himself.

Younis as a player has achieved everything he could in world cricket. Letting him linger on till he can't play no more is only stopping us from moving forward. In the end he should think of the future of our cricket instead of his own cricket. Azhar and Asad are good enough to play in there absence.
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Where is this player you speak of? Why do we have to start planning for our future when a veteran who is arguably our greatest batsman of all time is still in prime form? I repeat, there is no World Cup in test cricket. We don't have to plan for any world event in the future.
 
Bilal7 said:
Where is this player you speak of?
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In domestic cricket. That player could be anyone under the age of 30. I am pretty sure we have not run out of batsmen or Younus Khan was our only one?

Bilal7 said:
Why do we have to start planning for our future when a veteran who is arguably our greatest batsman of all time is still in prime form? I repeat, there is no World Cup in test cricket. We don't have to plan for any world event in the future.
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So by that logic Test cricket should be our senior citizen team. Why not bring back Inzi, Razzaq, and Azhar Mahmood since we don't need to plan for the future?
 
Not sure why YK is bashed here. He is not someone who'll run for Captaincy. I am sure, this was a response to a leading question.

If anyone is to blame for this, it has to be PCB & it's Chairman. For 6 years, they haven't groomed a successor, for a Captain, who was 36+ at appointment - 78 months back. Azhar cloud have been a decent Test Captain, as he is the best player in that format, could have led a rebuilding team without hampering own performance. But, they appointed him for wrong format & now it ended in sour grapes.

If PCB wants YK to retire after WI tour, then someone else should be appointed as Test Captain. But, if they are ready to allow him retire at his own time, then he is by far the best choice for a stop gap - may be till ENG 2018. PAK's next few series are against WI, BD, SRL, (IND) - I am sure, if appointed, at least personal performance of PAK Test Captain won't be any issue.
 
If he is still scoring runs, why should he retire? Same with Misbah. Maybe he shouldn't be the captain, but he should still be playing if his numbers don't drop.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
then how did MISBAH survived all these years... yes test format is the real test for a cricketer but it has time to think , rethink and change tactics, but in LOIs if you arent quick the opponent will go ahead rapidly...Azhar will do better than he did in ODIs where he wasnt even part of the team for nearly 3 years and suddenly comeback into the team establish himself as an ODI player and captain the side at the same time, and he failed miserably which is expected because of a stupid decision coming from PCB with MISBAH and WAQAR being behind it...
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You know I personally don't like Misbah but to me he is a better captain than Azhar Ali. To his credit he has won us many games of Test cricket. He knows how to choke hold a team to bring pressure on the opposition. He does not just stand there cluelessly waiting for results. He likes to use spinners to create pressure.

Azhar is no doubt a great player. But a leader he is not. Thats because he does not know how to make tactical plays when they matter. His captaincy is as limited as his batting. Which is why he is so successful in Test cricket. Its cause that format allows him to play with his limitations to score runs. This won't work well in his captaincy. It could in fact destroy him as a batsmen since he has to endure so much pressure. You see in Test cricket you may not have to be quick to stop runs. You have to create pressure to make the batsmen make mistakes so they get out cheaply. Since the batsmen won't give you the opportunity to give away there wicket as they do in ODi's. If Azhar fails to get all 10 wickets the team stays out there till the opposition scores to what ever total they want. Making him along with other batsmen very fatigued. That is why Test captaincy is no easy task. If you are not made to be a leader no need to train to be.
 
Zohaib Shah said:
You know I personally don't like Misbah but to me he is a better captain than Azhar Ali. To his credit he has won us many games of Test cricket. He knows how to choke hold a team to bring pressure on the opposition. He does not just stand there cluelessly waiting for results. He likes to use spinners to create pressure.

Azhar is no doubt a great player. But a leader he is not. Thats because he does not know how to make tactical plays when they matter. His captaincy is as limited as his batting. Which is why he is so successful in Test cricket. Its cause that format allows him to play with his limitations to score runs. This won't work well in his captaincy. It could in fact destroy him as a batsmen since he has to endure so much pressure. You see in Test cricket you may not have to be quick to stop runs. You have to create pressure to make the batsmen make mistakes so they get out cheaply. Since the batsmen won't give you the opportunity to give away there wicket as they do in ODi's. If Azhar fails to get all 10 wickets the team stays out there till the opposition scores to what ever total they want. Making him along with other batsmen very fatigued. That is why Test captaincy is no easy task. If you are not made to be a leader no need to train to be.
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You're right , young Misbah is a great captain and future of Pakistan cricket. He was at his best during the last six test we played. Lets continue with him for another 10 years. :mv
 
moghul said:
You're right , young Misbah is a great captain and future of Pakistan cricket. He was at his best during the last six test we played. Lets continue with him for another 10 years. :mv
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I hardly expressed my views of him staying captain or not. I just complimented his reign when comparing to Azhar. In my view Misbah should be replaced with Sarfraz.
 
Shutdown Corner said:
If he is still scoring runs, why should he retire? Same with Misbah. Maybe he shouldn't be the captain, but he should still be playing if his numbers don't drop.
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Misbah's numbers dropped last series. Younis Khan is not very consistent either. He fails most games than scores a big one. He is like Afridi of Test cricket. We can do better.
 
Was a good Captain and can be made the Test Captain until Sarfraz is fully established in LOI.
 
Arsalan Pro said:
Was a good Captain and can be made the Test Captain until Sarfraz is fully established in LOI.
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I agree.. I expect MYK to leave/retire in 2020.. as he will be fit enough and scoring runs to contnue till 2020.. By that time I think Babar will be much more settled for a captaincy hunt and also I expect Sarfraz to be replaced by Rizwan in tests for his keeping..
 
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