Can Fakhar Zaman prove to be a successful White-Ball captain for Pakistan?

[mominsaigol]

Okay sure, he was. But the idea that Sarfraz was a great captain is not exactly true either. If he was so great, he wouldn't have been sacked. Sarfraz the test captain on the other hand, was one of the worst red-ball captains in recent memory. A guy who destroyed a 7 year record of Pakistan not losing a test series in UAE in his first series as captain. There was also the humiliation New Zealand feted out to us in 2018 and a truly epic choke by Pak in a match that was their for the taking. Not to mention, the failure to win a test series against one of the worst Australian sides to ever tour Asia.

Brother, you can't keep assuming pcb functions the way you think it does where merit is how you boot someone out.

If this was the case babar would have been sacked ages ago and never have been called back for captaincy, Misbah would have been sacked for 2013 ct alone in white ball.

Sarfi wasn't a good red ball captain and should have been replaced.

His whiteball record is fine and it's not always about records, in whiteball it's mostly gonna be about your performance in cups.

2017 is a win. 2019 while not a win involves victories against Sa, England, NZ, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Only wi was bad, Otherwise Australia and India losses are commonplace regardless of era as we've been losing to these 2 sides in cups ever since wc started.

Under Misbah ct 2013 was a joke, 2015 world cup was an even bigger joke and it was humiliating for Misbah that the guy he sidelined, he and wahab were the sole reasons Pakistan made it into QF despite him constantly saying his nonsense of Jamshed and Akmal the guys who's been mainstream for years hadn't been given enough chances, LOL as if chances mantra applies In a tournament setting.

Similarly 2023 is the same. We didn't beat anyone besides Nedtherlands, Bangladesh and Sri lanka. That too Sri lanka was an out of your skin batting. Every other Tom dick and Harry butchered us except for SA. England who were playing with the deadweight of bairstow, Stokes, Root, Malan, Moeen Ali and Butler, All players who were out of it and got butchered by every team in the cup including minnows Wrecked Pakistan into next week.

NZ was a drs win with their mainstring injured and them having to rely on sodhi again, And another huge humiliation that fakhar the guy they sidelined and you who advocated for his captaincy is the one who managed to get them over the drs par line.

Sarfraz as a whiteball captain is fine who's done more good then bad.

Again don't assume pcb is a merit based board otherwise azam khan wouldn't be here and babar would become captain again.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Remove Babar, Rizwan and anyone else in the roti group such as shadab, chacha etc, and then Age won't matter irrespective of whether he's 22 or not.

Also you having experience captaining an office cricket team is not the same as captaining a team composed of players who were much older then haris such as tayyab Tahir, Shabzada farhan etc.

I wouldn't exactly call Tayyab and Haris as age mates. Assuming neither of em have age fudged.

But tayyab is as old as rizwan, and haris had no issues making him his ace and tayyab had no issue following.

It's just the roti group, Remove them and appoint haris and Key word GIVE HIM FULL CONTROL, and then you'll improve.

It is never going to work. This is Pakistan.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

How is fakhar zaman a fluke? You Don't fluke 3 monster centuries in 2023 in odi, or fluke a 200 or ct 2017 exploits.

The term you're looking for is inconsistent.

Fluke is Pakistan making it into 2022 finals on the backs of Rain in SA vs Zimbabwe and Nedtherlands beating SA.

And an outlier is what Imam did with his 150 in that England game or Misbah hitting the fastest test century, when most of their innings are slow as molasses.

It's the T20 World Cup going on so obviously I will assess his performance specifically in this format.

Now let me know what he has achieved significantly in this format?

Inconsistent means you will score runs after 2 or 3 bad innings but this lathaa player has not done anything in the last 25 innings!

 

[mominsaigol]

It is never going to work. This is Pakistan.

Neither is fakhar getting appointed. All these discussions are hypothetical in nature

 

[mominsaigol]

It's the T20 World Cup going on so obviously I will assess his performance specifically in this format.

Now let me know what he has achieved significantly in this format?

Inconsistent means you will score runs after 2 or 3 bad innings but this lathaa player has not done anything in the last 25 innings!

That's not what your earlier comment insinuated, you generalised everything he ever did as a fluke.

Now you're saying he only flukes in t20? Well what fluke did he commit in t20? He has no notable innings in this format?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

That's not what your earlier comment insinuated, you generalised everything he ever did as a fluke.

Now you're saying he only flukes in t20? Well what fluke did he commit in t20? He has no notable innings in this format?

He is a good ODI player, which his stats also reflect but in T20 cricket he has never won a single game for Pakistan despite being given so many consistent chances.

On what basis would you deny my comment that he is just a fluke player? Have you seen any notable innings? If not then why are we criticizing Usman Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed? They are both equally as pathetic as Fakhar.

 

[Hyder]

Right and babar played like a cheetah?

Babar is a garbage captain, and idk why you're responding to my post as if I disagreed?

Did you even read my post and read my 2 suggestions?

Babar was ur best batter in the tournament. Yes andhon mn kana raja but still he outscored everyone
Secondly he captained well for Pak standards this wc. He cant do much when whole team scored 160 runs in all matches combined.

His major blunder was trusting amir with super over and imad with chase against india. Thats it

 

[Hyder]

How is fakhar zaman a fluke? You Don't fluke 3 monster centuries in 2023 in odi, or fluke a 200 or ct 2017 exploits.

The term you're looking for is inconsistent.

Fluke is Pakistan making it into 2022 finals on the backs of Rain in SA vs Zimbabwe and Nedtherlands beating SA.

And an outlier is what Imam did with his 150 in that England game or Misbah hitting the fastest test century, when most of their innings are slow as molasses.

We are talking about t20s. Fakhar is a good odi player as per pakistani standards but sub par in t20s.

 

[Hyder]

Name your top 7.

Abhi dood ka dood, pani ka pani ho jaye ga.

Saud/Abdullah/Saim
Up for grabs
Babar
Rizwan
Agha
Niazi/Fakhar/Haris again none from current lot
Imad

Now give ur top 7 too. We dont have any world beater sitting in domestic
I even think shan and shahzad are going to make a comeback soon whether we like it or not

 

[Rana]

Saud/Abdullah/Saim
Up for grabs
Babar
Rizwan
Agha
Niazi/Fakhar/Haris again none from current lot
Imad

Now give ur top 7 too. We dont have any world beater sitting in domestic
I even think shan and shahzad are going to make a comeback soon whether we like it or not

Absolute crap top 7. Sorry

3 world cups and you still have not learned.

 

[cricketmania22]

We are talking about t20s. Fakhar is a good odi player as per pakistani standards but sub par in t20s.

Fakhar Zaman does not have a single T20I century. He requires time to settle in, and due to his technique, he is unable to hit big shots immediately when the wicket is challenging to bat on. Consequently, he often gets out cheaply.

 

[gazza619]

not a good idea. Honestly i will just stick with Babar but drop the 4-5 garbage players in the team.

 

[Rana]

not a good idea. Honestly i will just stick with Babar but drop the 4-5 garbage players in the team.

List those 4-5

 

[gazza619]

List those 4-5

The list does not contain Rizwan, before you get all excited.

Shadab Khan
Saim Ayub
Haris Rauf
Iftikhar Ahmed
Azam Khan

 

[Rana]

The list does not contain Rizwan, before you get all excited.

Shadab Khan
Saim Ayub
Haris Rauf
Iftikhar Ahmed
Azam Khan

So Babar and Rizwan survive but everyone else gets the chop?

How does that work?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

The list does not contain Rizwan, before you get all excited.

Shadab Khan
Saim Ayub
Haris Rauf
Iftikhar Ahmed
Azam Khan

I will add Usman Khan too in this list

 

[cricketmania22]

I will add Usman Khan too in this list

I’ll also add fitness tests to that list. Any batsman bowler who doesn’t meet the fitness standard should be dropped. Our bowlers lack fitness and that’s why they spray the ball all over the place.

 

[gazza619]

I will add Usman Khan too in this list

Give the poor guy 2 more series. He was trapped by the PCB buffoons.

 

[Concerned]

Need a captain who is animated on the field, who is able to motivate the players, whilst being amongst the best player.

Fakhar would be another Babar, captaining from the boundary rope.

 

[Rana]

Need a captain who is animated on the field, who is able to motivate the players, whilst being amongst the best player.

Fakhar would be another Babar, captaining from the boundary rope.

How animated is Aiden Markram?

 

[Concerned]

How animated is Aiden Markram?

SA are not in need of a captain, they have matching winning bowlers, batsmen and wicket keepers.

Pakistan have none, therefore need someone who can lead as a captain.

 

[Rana]

SA are not in need of a captain, they have matching winning bowlers, batsmen and wicket keepers.

Pakistan have none, therefore need someone who can lead as a captain.

What are you on about? SA have been bottling it every time with teams that should have won 1 in 3 tournaments in all competitions they partake in. They are 100% in need of a captain to get the job done for them.

 

[Rana]

“We don’t need Fakhar Zaman

We need Hritik Roshan to captain for Pakistan to do his Dhoom 2 moves”

 

[Cricket Warrior]

“We don’t need Fakhar Zaman

We need Hritik Roshan to captain for Pakistan to do his Dhoom 2 moves”

we will criticise him too that he didnt dance with a good strike rate

 

[mominsaigol]

He is a good ODI player, which his stats also reflect but in T20 cricket he has never won a single game for Pakistan despite being given so many consistent chances.

On what basis would you deny my comment that he is just a fluke player? Have you seen any notable innings? If not then why are we criticizing Usman Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed? They are both equally as pathetic as Fakhar.

Mainly cause fakhar has not opened in 4 years and people wanna see that before the criticism can begin.

Secondly even though their different formats someone like chacha and usman will never ever dream of achieving what fakhar has done.

 

[mominsaigol]

Babar was ur best batter in the tournament. Yes andhon mn kana raja but still he outscored everyone
Secondly he captained well for Pak standards this wc. He cant do much when whole team scored 160 runs in all matches combined.

His major blunder was trusting amir with super over and imad with chase against india. Thats it

Because you filled the team with idiots like shadab at no 5, Secondly he's an opener, in t20 openers usually top score lol.

 

[kach]

Fakhar is too sharif for this role. We need a gangster and unbiased captain. Which unfortunately we don't have I guess atm.

Well he gangstered our behinds in CT 2017, what more do you want?
Because of the way he plays(a high risk reward game) he will win you games all by himself once in a while.
In the match against India in the t20 world cup, the moment he came to the crease and started smashing, we started sweating. When he got caught it was such a relief. He instills fear. I do not feel the same with Babar and Rizwan.

 

[mominsaigol]

Well he gangstered our behinds in CT 2017, what more do you want?
Because of the way he plays(a high risk reward game) he will win you games all by himself once in a while.
In the match against India in the t20 world cup, the moment he came to the crease and started smashing, we started sweating. When he got caught it was such a relief. He instills fear. I do not feel the same with Babar and Rizwan.

Being a gun batter is not equal to be a gun captain.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Well he gangstered our behinds in CT 2017, what more do you want?
Because of the way he plays(a high risk reward game) he will win you games all by himself once in a while.
In the match against India in the t20 world cup, the moment he came to the crease and started smashing, we started sweating. When he got caught it was such a relief. He instills fear. I do not feel the same with Babar and Rizwan.

Do you think he can be a good captain? He has no experience. Not a speaker this guy, I don't think he can communicate with authority if made captain. We need a tough guy who can be strict during the game time. No more smileys

 

[Hyder]

Because you filled the team with idiots like shadab at no 5, Secondly he's an opener, in t20 openers usually top score lol.

Top score?? Bro they coupdnt buy a run. Seriously did u even watch the natches. Babar scored 100 plus and fakhar azam chacha usman combined scored less than 100. How sky is outscoring rohit and virat?

 

[Hyder]

Absolute crap top 7. Sorry

Enough of this nonsense. 3 world cups and you still have not learned.

Give ur top 7.
I have asked @mominsaigol about his alternatives

 

[Hyder]

Because you filled the team with idiots like shadab at no 5, Secondly he's an opener, in t20 openers usually top score lol.

How many times i have asked u give alternatives.

U all cried for fakhar saim and azam. Dont put it all on shadab who still outscored ur these pathetic stylish batsmen. Shadab should be dropped but dont put it all on one man.

 

[Hyder]

If u reward Fakhar with captaincy after his pathetic wc and non serious attitude about winning us game then God forbid where we are heading. That guy deserves to be dropped from t20s. Odi yes a very good opener for us. T20 nowhere close.

 

[mominsaigol]

Give ur top 7.
I have asked @mominsaigol about his alternatives a

I've been giving my alternatives 24/7,

 

[Rana]

Give ur top 7.
I have asked @mominsaigol about his alternatives

Watch cricket around the world first. Do your research, and then analyse your own playing XI whilst asking for it to be good enough to beat the world’s best teams

 

[mominsaigol]

Watch cricket around the world first. Do your research, and then analyse your own playing XI whilst asking for it to be good enough to beat the world’s best teams

We aren't even good enough to beat the worlds weakest teams anymore. Top teams to door ki baat hai.

Misbah has put Pakistan atleast 200 years behind. And yes 200+ years back when cricket was called gilly danda during the era of the subcontinent British rule, We're talking pre Germany era and pre WW2 as even then Bradman was smashing 22 to 50 ball 100's.

So yes 1850 is where we are at atm.

 

[Rana]

If u reward Fakhar with captaincy after his pathetic wc and non serious attitude about winning us game then God forbid where we are heading. That guy deserves to be dropped from t20s. Odi yes a very good opener for us. T20 nowhere close.

How serious are you as a nation to shift Fakhar to number 4 whilst having Babar and Rizwan open?

 

[Rana]

We aren't even good enough to beat the worlds weakest teams anymore. Top teams to door ki baat hai.

Misbah has put Pakistan atleast 200 years behind. And yes 200+ years back when cricket was called gilly danda during the era of the subcontinent British rule, We're talking pre Germany era and pre WW2 as even then Bradman was smashing 22 to 50 ball 100's.

So yes 1850 is where we are at atm.

Yet these shameless people still do not want to let go of the root cause of their problems. They deserve nothing but ridicule and humiliation.

Anyone who still has Babar and Rizwan both in their top 3 should be told RIGHT NOW Pakistan are getting knocked out in the first round of the 2026 World Cup too.

 

[GillEdits]

How serious are you as a nation to shift Fakhar to number 4 whilst having Babar and Rizwan open?

The management is in charge of deciding the batting order; not the nation. A Nation can only wish.

Furthermore, he had plenty of chances to show everyone wrong about his bat-any position ability—including middle order—but he was unable to deliver.

 

[Rana]

The management is in charge of deciding the batting order; not the nation. A Nation can only wish.

Furthermore, he had plenty of chances to show everyone wrong about his bat-any position ability—including middle order—but he was unable to deliver.

The nation jumped up and down in joy seeing Babar and Rizwan open with Fakhar at 3 or 4

Nation is equally responsible. You don’t neglect the requirements of modern batting standards so that you can have a wholesome pair that pays tribute to a prime minister that is all about aesthetics and not actual output.

The root causes of the issue are far deeper than one can imagine. I can only allude to the truth and reality now, I don’t have time to make sense for those who will never want to see it.

 

[Hyder]

Watch cricket around the world first. Do your research, and then analyse your own playing XI whilst asking for it to be good enough to beat the world’s best teams

Bet u cant name a decent top 7 because u know u dont have the players. Fakhar has a pathetuc t20 record and its not gonna cha ge anytime soon. The myth that he scores fast is also bysted as his sr roams around 120 to 135.

 

[Hyder]

Yet these shameless people still do not want to let go of the root cause of their problems. They deserve nothing but ridicule and humiliation.

Anyone who still has Babar and Rizwan both in their top 3 should be told RIGHT NOW Pakistan are getting knocked out in the first round of the 2026 World Cup too.

Have guts to name other players and dont hide behind words. Name them.
One looks like and idiot when he can only make claims and has nothing to back or to provide a solution.

 

[Hyder]

The nation jumped up and down in joy seeing Babar and Rizwan open with Fakhar at 3 or 4

Nation is equally responsible. You don’t neglect the requirements of modern batting standards so that you can have a wholesome pair that pays tribute to a prime minister that is all about aesthetics and not actual output.

The root causes of the issue are far deeper than one can imagine. I can only allude to the truth and reality now, I don’t have time to make sense for those who will never want to see it.

On what basis fakhar deserves top spot. Just answer this question. He scored less than 150 runs in psl at 115 sr. And he deserves opening position in intl cricket when he couldnt do much in psl even?
He didnt deserve to be in squad on the basis of these performances.
Name 1 match winning inning from fakhar apart from that one inning vs aus.
Babar rizwan saud irfan usman everyone scored more than fakhar in psl why? Did irfan niazi took his opening spot in lahore? Did rizwan and babar conspire against him to unferperform at opening?

Answer these and not run around like coward who thinks cricket should be played on theories and not actual performance. As mych u are lashing at babar do same with fakhar or even more because he has been the biggest let down.

 

[Hyder]

I've been giving my alternatives 24/7,

Havent seen any. Give ur alt here. Give ur top 7 and give ur captain. Lets see how much u can better this team with all ur knowledge.

 

[mominsaigol]

Havent seen any. Give ur alt here. Give ur top 7 and give ur captain. Lets see how much u can better this team with all ur knowledge.

T20

A team around Shabzada Farhan, Muhammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Arafat Minhas, Qasim Akram, Abrar, Mohammad Ali, Omair Bin Yousaf, Sharjeel Khan, Fakhar Zaman should be built.

Saim ayub, Usman Khan, Iftikhar, Azam, Babar, and Rizwan need to go for now.

You need to develop players who are willing to improve and become strikers which babar and rizwan are not willing and frankly suck every tournament. Some of these boys are slow such as Saud and Abdullah but they ain't gonna be slower then Bobby and rizwan and they all wanna improve amd become better.

Also Imad wasim if he's fit then he shpuld play at no 5. His batting and spin bowling cones in handy, like it did vs Ireland. But he should only be in the team if he can actually run and is fit. India game exposed his lack of running.

In terms of Odi, Don't have much issue with Bobby in this format.

Odi team should be

1) Abdullah Shafiq
2) Fakhar Zaman and then Shabzada once Fakhar retires
3) Babar azam( If babar is rested Omair bin yousaf must come into develop)
4) Saud Shakeel (Rizwan is a thorn)
5) Tayyab Tahir/ Salman Ali Agha
6) Tayyab Tahir/ Salman Ali agha( Tyese boys need to be automatic replacements for shadab and chacha)
7) Muhammad Haris (WK)

In terms of bowling mir hamza and Mohammad ali need to be tried and abrar ahmed needs to be made frontline specialist spinner.

 

[TeymurBlake]

They should definitely be looking to a name a new captain, however I'm not sure Fakhar is the right decision.

 

[Hyder]

U lost

T20

A team around Shabzada Farhan, Muhammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Arafat Minhas, Qasim Akram, Abrar, Mohammad Ali, Omair Bin Yousaf, Sharjeel Khan, Fakhar Zaman should be built.

Saim ayub, Usman Khan, Iftikhar, Azam, Babar, and Rizwan need to go for now.

You need to develop players who are willing to improve and become strikers which babar and rizwan are not willing and frankly suck every tournament. Some of these boys are slow such as Saud and Abdullah but they ain't gonna be slower then Bobby and rizwan and they all wanna improve amd become better.

Also Imad wasim if he's fit then he shpuld play at no 5. His batting and spin bowling cones in handy, like it did vs Ireland. But he should only be in the team if he can actually run and is fit. India game exposed his lack of running.

In terms of Odi, Don't have much issue with Bobby in this format.

Odi team should be

1) Abdullah Shafiq
2) Fakhar Zaman and then Shabzada once Fakhar retires
3) Babar azam( If babar is rested Omair bin yousaf must come into develop)
4) Saud Shakeel (Rizwan is a thorn)
5) Tayyab Tahir/ Salman Ali Agha
6) Tayyab Tahir/ Salman Ali agha( Tyese boys need to be automatic replacements for shadab and chacha)
7) Muhammad Haris (WK)

In terms of bowling mir hamza and Mohammad ali need to be tried and abrar ahmed needs to be made frontline specialist spinner.

u lost me at fakhar and sharjeel. They couldnt buy a run but they should stay. Haris who's hughest score this psl was 30 smth should do wonders in intl cric. Saim ll show his hidden talent which is still hidden after 25 matvhes.

 

[Dhakar Pola]

Didn't fakhar zaman used to open? Why is he not opening anymore? Pak can use him in the pp overs

 

[mominsaigol]

U lost

u lost me at fakhar and sharjeel. They couldnt buy a run but they should stay. Haris who's hughest score this psl was 30 smth should do wonders in intl cric. Saim ll show his hidden talent which is still hidden after 25 matvhes.

As I said, I have given you suggestions numerous times. But you'll ignore 90% of them, will focus on one or 2 scapegoats, will then make a snide remark and will finally end with babar and rizwan zindabad.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Captaincy isn't just about winning matches. If that were the case, Ponting would be considered as the greatest captain in history. He was a very good captain, but I would say that Stephen Fleming and Michael Vaughan were far better captains during that era. Marsh has captained what 4 T20 matches? That's not enough to judge anyone.

I also feel like there is no comparison between Cummins and Marsh. Cummins essentially engineered Australia's World Cup victory with his tactical smarts on a pitch where his side was supposed to have no chance. This is a guy who assessed the conditions of that used pitch perfectly and bowled off-cutters and short balls into the pitch. Not only was his opening spell in that match absolutely immaculate but he ensured that his bowlers understood what to do as well. I am also fairly certain that Mitchell Marsh is leaning on Cummins to guide him right now. How Marsh does as captain is yet to be seen. He has not had the job for enough of time nor done anything of note thus far.

I always rated Steve Waugh and Michael Clarke as better tacticians than Ponting. Ponting was a great leader no doubt, but tactically he was found wanting quite a few times especially around 2005 ashes and beyond.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I always rated Steve Waugh and Michael Clarke as better tacticians than Ponting. Ponting was a great leader no doubt, but tactically he was found wanting quite a few times especially around 2005 ashes and beyond.

Clarke is very underrated and a super aggressive captain. He had nothing close to the team that Ponting had, but still had some impressive moments and achievements as captain. Waugh is the godfather. He is the one built that great Australian team and Ponting carried on his legacy and made them invincible.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Clarke is very underrated and a super aggressive captain. He had nothing close to the team that Ponting had, but still had some impressive moments and achievements as captain. Waugh is the godfather. He is the one built that great Australian team and Ponting carried on his legacy and made them invincible.

Waugh doesn't get enough credit mainly because of constant bashing from Warne regarding his captaincy.
Clarke was a bit different, a bit more similar to Mark Taylor and Shane Warne in terms of tactics.
But the leadership development cycle has been impeccable in CA for decades.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Hopefully he becomes a captain for Pakistan national side instead of bowing into the legends squad like Sohaib Maqsood

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Hopefully he becomes a captain for Pakistan national side instead of bowing into the legends squad like Sohaib Maqsood

trust me he will never score in legends league either lol

 

[mominsaigol]

Hopefully he becomes a captain for Pakistan national side instead of bowing into the legends squad like Sohaib Maqsood

Captaincy doesn't suit fakhar. He should be an all format opener for pakistan though 100%.

Damn you Misbah

 

[FearlessRoar]

During an interview with local sports media, Shoaib Malik said:

“According to today’s fearless cricket, Fakhar Zaman should be considered for white ball captaincy because he has the sense and leadership capacity for it."

 

[Cricket Warrior]

During an interview with local sports media, Shoaib Malik said:

“According to today’s fearless cricket, Fakhar Zaman should be considered for white ball captaincy because he has the sense and leadership capacity for it."

well i dont think he is much capable to hold this position maybe we can try him in T20 cricket and see how it goes!

 

[mominsaigol]

Fakhar Zaman will be a terrible captain.

Fakhar Zaman should be a premier opener and shouldn't have ever been let go for someone like Rizwan.

However people don't understand that being a monster batsmen while onsong doesn't mean their captaincy material.

David Warner is easily top 5 greatest Australian openers of all time, however he'd be a terrible captain for obvious reason, his own team wouldn't gell with his orders.

Similarly Saeed Anwar would have been a crap captain as well, Saeed is tue greatest pakistani batter all time bit it doesn't change the fact that his relaxed approach towards the team and it's management would have caused the entire team to collapse. He would have turned the crew into a doati yaari roti gang like we see now.

Your best player doesn't equal being your best captain and that's what pakistani fans do not understand. Sarfraz isn't even close to being the best whoteball batter for pakistan, he isn't even top 30 best, but as a captain he's comfortably superior in whiteball to both Misbah and Babar.

Remember being the better batter/bowler =/= being the better captain.

 

[Rana]

Fakhar Zaman will be a terrible captain.

Fakhar Zaman should be a premier opener and shouldn't have ever been let go for someone like Rizwan.

However people don't understand that being a monster batsmen while onsong doesn't mean their captaincy material.

David Warner is easily top 5 greatest Australian openers of all time, however he'd be a terrible captain for obvious reason, his own team wouldn't gell with his orders.

Similarly Saeed Anwar would have been a crap captain as well, Saeed is tue greatest pakistani batter all time bit it doesn't change the fact that his relaxed approach towards the team and it's management would have caused the entire team to collapse. He would have turned the crew into a doati yaari roti gang like we see now.

Your best player doesn't equal being your best captain and that's what pakistani fans do not understand. Sarfraz isn't even close to being the best whoteball batter for pakistan, he isn't even top 30 best, but as a captain he's comfortably superior in whiteball to both Misbah and Babar.

Remember being the better batter/bowler =/= being the better captain.

The reason why guys like YK and Malik are suggesting him as captain is because they see no other way of how he can open knowing this current leadership group are shafting him, and Fakhar doesn’t help himself by nodding along silently

 

[mominsaigol]

The reason why guys like YK and Malik are suggesting him as captain is because they see no other way of how he can open knowing this current leadership group are shafting him, and Fakhar doesn’t help himself by nodding along silently

I'm aware of why people like YK and Malik are advocating him to be captain.

Genuinely speaking though that's a terrible idea.

The only thing that'll happen is captaincy pressure will get to him, not only will it effect his performance but the misbah fandom will start using their typical rizwan is all we have argument.

What fakhar needs isn't captaincy, What he needs is a friend like rohit sharma is to kohli and vice versa where even during lean patches these 2 support each other and ensure they collectively get back in form.

Sarfraz was that friend, sarfraz frequently along with mickey Arthur cheared for fakhar and made it clear he was the star batter. If any journalist questioned Fakhar's inconsistency mickey and Sarfi were the first ones to ask the question

"IF NOT fakhar then name your X factor? And if you manage to name another X factor, all that'll happen is that both he and Falhar will be side by side as that's what pakistan needs"

That's why Fakhar's performance was a millions times superior in 2017-2020 then it is now even though fakhar has more shots, more strokes and has improved his offside game.

Aka he's improved in skills but Misbah and then Babar and then rizwan basically shattered his confidence into pieces.

They don't treat him with respect, he's not viewed as an X factor even though Babar shamefully had to admit it in the wc. He's viewed as a guy who's nice and hence can be pushed around, can be made disposable and can be mistreated because Babar and rizwan know that Fakhar doesn't run his mouth. Fakhar is too nice and humble irl and too shariff to do so.

 

[FearlessRoar]

I think it is the time to appoint him captain for next 2 years

 

[FearlessRoar]

Younis Khan shared his thoughts on the current state of the Pakistan men's cricket team in a media briefing at the venue:

"Stepping away from the captaincy will be beneficial for Babar Azam."

"In our culture, we often make the biggest player the captain, which I believe is a mistake. Either Mohammad Rizwan or Fakhar Zaman should be considered for the role."

 

[Hellion]

Would be a poor decision. No guarantee he will be playing in 2027.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

could be a better option compared to Mohammad Rizwan because of his positive mindset.

 

[TheSultan]

He is the best option out there of all the players that automatically make the XI.

But his recent outburst against the PCB will probably count against him.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Fakhar Zaman has never been seen as a leader or captain. He's is at best, a right hand man.

He's 34, at best move him to open with Saim Ayub in ODI & T20.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

He's 34, at best move him to open with Saim Ayub in ODI & T20.

world is not ready for the "no look" captaincy

 

[The Bald Eagle]

There are some rumors that he may get dropped from the side because of his dissenting tweet in favor of Babar Azam.

 

[emranabbas]

There are some rumors that he may get dropped from the side because of his dissenting tweet in favor of Babar Azam.

good news

anyone who wants to play for Babar and not for Pakistan should be dropped

all babar chamchay should be dropped from immediate effect

 

[shaz619]

He was usurped the moment that tweet was sent by the shatan group

 

[The Bald Eagle]

From the dreams of being the next captain to out of the central contract. Fortunes have changed drastically for Pakistan's current biggest impact player.

 

[Rana]

From the dreams of being the next captain to out of the central contract. Fortunes have changed drastically for Pakistan's current biggest impact player.

He never dreamed to be the next captain

Only Rizwan dreamed of having full control. Selfless guys like Fakhar only dream to win the World Cup and making their country proud. Not dream about having the cameras on them all the time.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

From the dreams of being the next captain to out of the central contract. Fortunes have changed drastically for Pakistan's current biggest impact player.

well honesrtly he could have been a far better choice compared to Rizwan.... Now we will see ppl cramping throughout the entire game.

 

[Rana]

well honesrtly he could have been a far better choice compared to Rizwan.... Now we will see ppl cramping throughout the entire game.

Pakistan cricket cramping *

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Well recent events have just proven one thing that Aqib Javed is also a "Yes man'. Just few weeks ago he was lobbying for FZ to be captain and now mum since his removal from central contract. And Babar has also exposed himself badly. Moral of the story for Fakhar, it's a royal rumble where everyone is battling for his self only.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Well recent events have just proven one thing that Aqib Javed is also a "Yes man'. Just few weeks ago he was lobbying for FZ to be captain and now mum since his removal from central contract. And Babar has also exposed himself badly. Moral of the story for Fakhar, it's a royal rumble where everyone is battling for his self only.

Current Cricketers and Ex Cricketers are only fooling themselves in current PCB set up. They think they can grab this opportunity under nee chairman and have their way or seats.

While the Chairman may not know much about Cricket. He does know how to hold power centralized and he's the one playing everyone here. Using them as pawns and disposing anyone whenever he wants to.

 

[Savak]

Crazy conspiracy theory stuff from the sports reporter Wasim Bakhri but Saya Corporation wrote that tweet from Fakhar's twitter account in order to oust him from the ODI captaincy race in favour of Mohd Rizwan knowing full well that the PCB will come down hard on Fakhar.

Fakhar is deeply unhappy with Saya Corporation and is looking for a new agent.

 

[TheSultan]

Crazy conspiracy theory stuff from the sports reporter Wasim Bakhri but Saya Corporation wrote that tweet from Fakhar's twitter account in order to oust him from the ODI captaincy race in favour of Mohd Rizwan knowing full well that the PCB will come down hard on Fakhar.

Fakhar is deeply unhappy with Saya Corporation and is looking for a new agent.

You can call it a conspiracy, but it all adds up.

Now there’s talk about “forgiving” Fakhar, re-instating his contract and selecting him. It’s fine to do now because mission accomplished - Rizwan is captain and Fakhar returning doesn’t impact Rizwan’s captaincy selection.

Saya get what they wanted.

 

[salman24]

Fakhar- From Captaincy consideration to being dropped. Pakistan cricket at its best!