Azhar Ali’s captaincy in the Test series against England (2020)

[saadsahabjee]

Better than Ms Dhoni in england.

 

[Syed1]

I hope he gets egged at the airport when he returns.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Dont worry he will be our captain for the next two years as well.

 

[saadsahabjee]

Better than imran khan and Ponting.

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Imagine bringing back a has been cricket player into the most important batting spot at 3 and him doing nothing. Then on top of that the selector's and coaches don't face any repercussions. But wait... THEN on top of that you make him captain just to rub everyone's faces in because you know you're untouchable. How can you expect to win let alone compete?

 

[AdamM97]

Captain fantastic!

 

[Major]

when you end up using 3 part timers or getting the whole team to bowl that shows you are desperate and clueless as a captain and have given up

 

[saadsahabjee]

should comeback as ODI captain.

 

[MenInG]

New batsman in - Chris Woakes, no attacking field - what message does that send to the rest of the team?

 

[Abdullah719]

New batsman in - Chris Woakes, no attacking field - what message does that send to the rest of the team?

“Hopefully we can avoid the follow-on after they declare.”

 

[MenInG]

Azhar Ali so talkative now with his bowlers...What is he telling them NOW?

 

[Hasan123]

Not even being taking the mick but I'm sure anyone could do better tactically than Azhar.

How can a professional player be so clueless tactically?

Cannot believe I defended this guy.

 

[MenInG]

Leading from the front - opening after Pakistan following on

 

[James]

Probably not the best captain tactically but in terms of leading with the bat, today he set a great example.

 

[MenInG]

You give Azhar Ali Anderson/Broad and even he will look good.

 

[Firebat]

Azhar Ali: “When we lost the first Test then obviously everything was put on the captain which was tough. However, we wanted to turn the series around. With my own performance and as a team also. The way we played in the 2nd Test showed that we were focused on the series"

Was criticism of Azhar's captaincy in the first Test justified?