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Is Babar Azam a potential future captain of Pakistan?

Yeah appoint another mental midget as captain. No thanks.
 
I think 2 captains would be more wise. One in LOIs and one in tests. It would be easier to manage the mental workload.
 
Please don’t give this crazy idea to any 1 , I met with babar In England not too long ago and I can assure you the guy hasn’t got it in him to be a leader ...
 
Those talking about performances. There is no doubt that he will become the best player in the team like he already is in LOI’s. The only thing holding him back from captaincy is English speaking skills which is pure inferiority complex of the PCB!
 
ShahSaab said:
Please don’t give this crazy idea to any 1 , I met with babar In England not too long ago and I can assure you the guy hasn’t got it in him to be a leader ...
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Why what did he do? Are you saying this because he was struggling with English
 
LOL

He isn't captaincy material and you will find no one better than Sarfraz in T20's.

If he is to be dropped from captaincy, then only in Tests and appoint Azhar as captain, not babar.
 
Nope! Doesn't have the demeanor/attitude to be captain . . . Fakhar Zaman (if he can find a spot) is the only option at this moment . .
 
Its inevitable.

He is the only one who can merit a place in all 3 formats. Shadab is another one but he needs to improve his bowling in longer formats first.
 
This is the only solution. Trust me when I say it. Anyone else has massive flaws
 
Babar doesn't have the demeanor/attitude of a captain . . The only one that even looks like he'd be able to take the responsiblity is Fakhar Zaman (if he can find a spot in the team)

Babar has never come across as a smart/intelligent cricketer . . he is a highly skilled cricketer! I think he should focus on batting . .
 
He will be made captain one day but I think he should earn his place in tests before being made captain in that format. I won't complain if he is made captain in LO as he makes the team on merit and can lead through performance.
 
A batting captain for a struggling batting unit is disaster. PAK will destroy Babar if he is made Captain of this batting line-up.

I'll say it again - make Amir ODI Captain, and may be Asad as Test Captain (no option - PP will get after me, if I say make Amir Captain for both). If Abbas is willing, I'll make him Test Captain - Lakmal is leading SRL, and he is doing quite well. Holder as well, and if his knee was a little tighter, Mash would have been far better Test Captain than whoever we are trying these days.

If your batting isn't that great - make a bowler Captain, or at least an all-rounder; that's an universal truth for cricket. AND, in any case - NEVER make a WK Captain, that too over aged, over weight, not good at core job and struggling with bat - what else?.
 
MMHS said:
A batting captain for a struggling batting unit is disaster. PAK will destroy Babar if he is made Captain of this batting line-up.

I'll say it again - make Amir ODI Captain, and may be Asad as Test Captain (no option - PP will get after me, if I say make Amir Captain for both). If Abbas is willing, I'll make him Test Captain - Lakmal is leading SRL, and he is doing quite well. Holder as well, and if his knee was a little tighter, Mash would have been far better Test Captain than whoever we are trying these days.

If your batting isn't that great - make a bowler Captain, or at least an all-rounder; that's an universal truth for cricket. AND, in any case - NEVER make a WK Captain, that too over aged, over weight, not good at core job and struggling with bat - what else?.
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Man this is a refreshing thought!

When was the last time we had a bowler as captain for anything? I mean, captaincy truly comes into display during a side's bowling and yes, a bowler would know what he must do to get a side out.

Abbas would not be a long term solution to be honest. Hassan Ali or Yasir Shah maybe. Although Hassan needs to show a bit more maturity off the field and Yasir seems like an odd character (not in a negative way)
 
MMHS said:
A batting captain for a struggling batting unit is disaster. PAK will destroy Babar if he is made Captain of this batting line-up.

I'll say it again - make Amir ODI Captain, and may be Asad as Test Captain (no option - PP will get after me, if I say make Amir Captain for both). If Abbas is willing, I'll make him Test Captain - Lakmal is leading SRL, and he is doing quite well. Holder as well, and if his knee was a little tighter, Mash would have been far better Test Captain than whoever we are trying these days.

If your batting isn't that great - make a bowler Captain, or at least an all-rounder; that's an universal truth for cricket. AND, in any case - NEVER make a WK Captain, that too over aged, over weight, not good at core job and struggling with bat - what else?.
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Just being a good player is not an eligibility for captaincy is it? What about the tactical nuos etc? Babar is not ready for captaincy. He doesn't impose. ALso, how is Abbas qualified for captaincy?
 
Rana said:
Man this is a refreshing thought!

When was the last time we had a bowler as captain for anything? I mean, captaincy truly comes into display during a side's bowling and yes, a bowler would know what he must do to get a side out.

Abbas would not be a long term solution to be honest. Hassan Ali or Yasir Shah maybe. Although Hassan needs to show a bit more maturity off the field and Yasir seems like an odd character (not in a negative way)
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To me, leaving Sarfraz, best 5 PAK captains are

1. Kadar (for a different reason)
2. Imran
3. Mushtaq
4. Wasim
5. Intekhab

ALL 5 were either bowlers or all-rounders and Saqlin would have bee a wonderful Captain as well. In between for a short period Malik wasn't the worst while MoHa did look cooler as Captain than opening batsman. One reason is, PAK as a team strives on bowling - you need a captain who has the confidence on your bowlers and who would go for the kill. On 2nd evening, with a 74 lead & a wicket on 0, Sarfraz changed 6-7 bowlers for 1-4 overs' spell within first hour - that's clueless; not helping anyone here. And, this same guy allowed Mushi to win a game convincingly from 12-3 after 7 overs, after missing best 2 batsmen of the team.

It's impossible for fast bowlers to play every game in 3 formats, therefore best solution is split Captaincy - Abbas/Amir in Test, Amir in ODI and may be Sarfraz still deserves T20 Captaincy - he won't cost much with bat or gloves in a 20 overs game.
 
As I have said over a month, I only see one feasible and realistic (not ideal) solution - Babar as LOIs captain, Shafiq as Test captain. I can write an essay if anyone needs any explanation.

However, this is only my wish - the truth is that we are going to carry Captain Fantastic for 2 years at least. There will always be enough minnow-bashing in ODIs to keep his job safe, and the drama of being the best T20 team in the world will probably continue till the WT20 2020.

His job is probably vulnerable in Test cricket, and if he gets the chop, Shafiq is the only realistic alternative.
 
rhony said:
Just being a good player is not an eligibility for captaincy is it? What about the tactical nuos etc? Babar is not ready for captaincy. He doesn't impose. ALso, how is Abbas qualified for captaincy?
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OK - how is Sarfraz qualified as Captain? Please do bother to explain here.

Abbas has one quality, which is 90% for me when to pick a Captain - a half fit Abbas with one leg, hand & eye will be the first man in PAK's Test XI, any where in world on any condition, isn't that enough? Waise, Sarfraz isn't uprooting trees with his tactics to be honest; and anyone, even I can constantly abuse players with verbal attacks - that's not much of a qualification you know.

Cricket Captain is a leader - no one bothers to know who was Brazil's Captain of 1970, may be they know the name of the Coach; same can be said of that Chicago Bulls team of 90s; BUT in cricket, you can't pick a Captain for the team to carry him. These tactics, factis, persona ..... are distracting words - after Oxford in 1974, first time Imran led in any cricket was as PAK Captain 7 years later.
 
Mamoon said:
As I have said over a month, I only see one feasible and realistic (not ideal) solution - Babar as LOIs captain, Shafiq as Test captain. I can write an essay if anyone needs any explanation.

However, this is only my wish - the truth is that we are going to carry Captain Fantastic for 2 years at least. There will always be enough minnow-bashing in ODIs to keep his job safe, and the drama of being the best T20 team in the world will probably continue till the WT20 2020.

His job is probably vulnerable in Test cricket, and if he gets the chop, Shafiq is the only realistic alternative.
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Shafiq for Test indeed (no option), but making Babar ODI Captain might end up destroying only guy scoring some regular runs. FZ may be, but Babar isn't ready - his body language is still childish, in fact Imam is tougher. WK as Captain doesn't work - there is a reason why Knott, Marsh, Kirmani, Evans, Grout, Doujon or Taylor never led their side.
 
MMHS said:
Shafiq for Test indeed (no option), but making Babar ODI Captain might end up destroying only guy scoring some regular runs. FZ may be, but Babar isn't ready - his body language is still childish, in fact Imam is tougher. WK as Captain doesn't work - there is a reason why Knott, Marsh, Kirmani, Evans, Grout, Doujon or Taylor never led their side.
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Amir will never get captaincy because of his past and because he is a bowler. Plus I have doubts over his commitment to the job. I will not surprised if he goes for an early retirement, his heart does not seem to be in the game anymore.

It is almost certain that Babar will be captain one day. He is the most prolific batsman in the country and it is safe to say that barring extreme unforeseen circumstances, he will be a fixture in the playing XI in all formats for the next 10 years at the very least.

On that front, he definitely ticks two boxes that the legendary tactician Sarfraz does not - ability to make the team on merit without hiding under captaincy, and longevity. However, there is indeed a risk that the burden of captaincy might break him. After all, he does not appear to be a poster boy for mental toughness.

Nonetheless, if Sarfraz is not sacked within the next 24 months, it is almost guaranteed that Babar will be his successor.
 
Mamoon said:
Amir will never get captaincy because of his past and because he is a bowler. Plus I have doubts over his commitment to the job. I will not surprised if he goes for an early retirement, his heart does not seem to be in the game anymore.

It is almost certain that Babar will be captain one day. He is the most prolific batsman in the country and it is safe to say that barring extreme unforeseen circumstances, he will be a fixture in the playing XI in all formats for the next 10 years at the very least.

On that front, he definitely ticks two boxes that the legendary tactician Sarfraz does not - ability to make the team on merit without hiding under captaincy, and longevity. However, there is indeed a risk that the burden of captaincy might break him. After all, he does not appear to be a poster boy for mental toughness.

Nonetheless, if Sarfraz is not sacked within the next 24 months, it is almost guaranteed that Babar will be his successor.
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24 months - I see you have lots of patience, must do well in Civil Service job.

I wish Babar should be made Captain, but my fear is, this team is not that good - making Babar Captain won't change fate much; but what might happen is, PCB will dump him forever from Captaincy for team's failure and bring another misfit knob as a compromise choice. For a change, I did write many times (before 2015 and after 2013) that MoHa should replace Misbah as PAK's LO Captain; because at least he was making the XI on merit (Misbah did also), and he is street smart - later he did win an active ODI in AUS.
 
Shafiq in tests and anyone in odi over sarfaraz even a shadab can do better than Mr.Specialist. And Rizwan is scoring runs [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION].
 
MMHS said:
24 months - I see you have lots of patience, must do well in Civil Service job.

I wish Babar should be made Captain, but my fear is, this team is not that good - making Babar Captain won't change fate much; but what might happen is, PCB will dump him forever from Captaincy for team's failure and bring another misfit knob as a compromise choice. For a change, I did write many times (before 2015 and after 2013) that MoHa should replace Misbah as PAK's LO Captain; because at least he was making the XI on merit (Misbah did also), and he is street smart - later he did win an active ODI in AUS.
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If the PCB sacked Sarfraz before 24 months, it will be one of the boldest steps in its history. Winning tournaments in Pakistan gives you a lot of mileage. After all, we were still trying to mimic in 92 strategy 23 years later in 2015. Besides, as I said, there will always be enough cheap wins in ODIs and T20s to maintain the W/L ratio. People in this country have a shallow understanding of the game.

Tests are the only format where he is in danger of being sacked in the near future, and the realistic short-term successor is a Karachi boy as well, so that should keep one lobby happy.
 
MMHS said:
OK - how is Sarfraz qualified as Captain? Please do bother to explain here.

Abbas has one quality, which is 90% for me when to pick a Captain - a half fit Abbas with one leg, hand & eye will be the first man in PAK's Test XI, any where in world on any condition, isn't that enough? Waise, Sarfraz isn't uprooting trees with his tactics to be honest; and anyone, even I can constantly abuse players with verbal attacks - that's not much of a qualification you know.

Cricket Captain is a leader - no one bothers to know who was Brazil's Captain of 1970, may be they know the name of the Coach; same can be said of that Chicago Bulls team of 90s; BUT in cricket, you can't pick a Captain for the team to carry him. These tactics, factis, persona ..... are distracting words - after Oxford in 1974, first time Imran led in any cricket was as PAK Captain 7 years later.
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Sarfraz was groomed as a captain since his younger days. As far as Brazil and Bulls go, Captain is not so important in football and basketball. The coach typically calls the shots. Yes, Abbas is the best test player in the team and Ive heard the strategy should be to choose the best 11 and choose the best player in the team as captain. But that was in olden days. Look at Kane's captaincy today. The way he choked the runs and at the same time attacked was just outstanding. Him being the best batsman is not what won the game but his tactics. A fielding unit needs good tactics and hence a captain is very important. Sarfraz might have messed up but I think captaincy should be given to Azhar Ali until Babar is ready.
 
Babar azam is not mature enough... let him concentrate on batting...

next skipper material should be shadab if he can improve and get into tests aswell plus go a bit light on social media stuff...
 
rhony said:
Sarfraz was groomed as a captain since his younger days. As far as Brazil and Bulls go, Captain is not so important in football and basketball. The coach typically calls the shots. Yes, Abbas is the best test player in the team and Ive heard the strategy should be to choose the best 11 and choose the best player in the team as captain. But that was in olden days. Look at Kane's captaincy today. The way he choked the runs and at the same time attacked was just outstanding. Him being the best batsman is not what won the game but his tactics. A fielding unit needs good tactics and hence a captain is very important. Sarfraz might have messed up but I think captaincy should be given to Azhar Ali until Babar is ready.
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On record, here you are saying that Ken's batting didn't win this Test???? I am really scared now to further in this discussion.

Azhar Ali should have been the Test Captain, but he is suffering the same fate I fear for Babar - PCB appointed him ODI Captain and he is paying for that now.
 
Mamoon said:
As I have said over a month, I only see one feasible and realistic (not ideal) solution - Babar as LOIs captain, Shafiq as Test captain. I can write an essay if anyone needs any explanation.

However, this is only my wish - the truth is that we are going to carry Captain Fantastic for 2 years at least. There will always be enough minnow-bashing in ODIs to keep his job safe, and the drama of being the best T20 team in the world will probably continue till the WT20 2020.

His job is probably vulnerable in Test cricket, and if he gets the chop, Shafiq is the only realistic alternative.
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Totally agreed with Shafiq as test captain, I have said it before as well, he has a sharp mind and won matches with Pakistan A against Aussies and England's main teams in 4 day games.

For Pakistan where captain is playing every match, and doesnt take rest even against Zimb a separate test captain is required other wise he is gonna burn out.

For LOIs we dont have a lot of options unfortunately. Fakhar, Babar etc are all still developing. Babar hasnt captained any first class side so he doesnt have that much experience also not sure how good he is tactically.

Out of the new lot Fakhar and Imad are the only ones who have captained in domestics and did it reasonably successfully. But, dont know if they deserve to become captain as of now.
 
Just a thought: I know he even isnt in the team and have had controversies but what about
"Mohammad Amir" as ODI captain.

Yes he is struggling with form and stuff but the guy has some cricketing intelligence and a sharp mind.

Bit biased as well since its been so long since we have had a pace bowler as captain, I guess the last were Wasim and then Waqar.
 
Mamoon said:
If the PCB sacked Sarfraz before 24 months, it will be one of the boldest steps in its history. Winning tournaments in Pakistan gives you a lot of mileage. After all, we were still trying to mimic in 92 strategy 23 years later in 2015. Besides, as I said, there will always be enough cheap wins in ODIs and T20s to maintain the W/L ratio. People in this country have a shallow understanding of the game.

Tests are the only format where he is in danger of being sacked in the near future, and the realistic short-term successor is a Karachi boy as well, so that should keep one lobby happy.
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Younis Khan was sacked post 2009 world T20 victory so you never know.
 
MMHS said:
On record, here you are saying that Ken's batting didn't win this Test???? I am really scared now to further in this discussion.

Azhar Ali should have been the Test Captain, but he is suffering the same fate I fear for Babar - PCB appointed him ODI Captain and he is paying for that now.
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MMHS, Ken was the best batrsman in the game and even got an award. WHat I meant was, it wasn't his batting that won in the 4th innings. 174 is a meager target and considering Pak were cruising, I indicated his captaincy and tactics won the game for his team. A captain can impose with his performances, Yes. What I'm saying is it's not enough. Look at Kohli in the Indian team. There is no bigger ego in the Indian team. He imposes and is clearly the best player in the team but he is not a good captain. He is gaffe prone. Azhar can keep his place in the team and commands respect as well. Don't want Babar to be thrown in the deep end when he is on the up in the test batting. Don't want Abbas either as there is ni indication of him being captaincy material.
 
zain7077 said:
Those talking about performances. There is no doubt that he will become the best player in the team like he already is in LOI’s. The only thing holding him back from captaincy is English speaking skills which is pure inferiority complex of the PCB!
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This doesn't even make sense, the current captain does most of his interviews in Urdu and isn't really known for his English speaking skills.
 
Titan24 said:
Younis Khan was sacked post 2009 world T20 victory so you never know.
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But not on the grounds of meritocracy, it was all because of 2 reasons:

1. Ijaz Butt - who was the biggest embarrassment to come out of Pakistan cricket. Although Nawaz Sharif batting against WI bowlers of the 80s may run this one close.

2. In-fighting and player grouping - Ijaz Butt revealed in an interview that YK had the chance to name and shame where he promised he would severely punish those who were in the act but YK didn't want to make a scene of it. Also Inzy was the one who plotted this division because towards the end of his career him and YK had their differences over things like Tableeghi and forcing players to follow religious practices.

YK was a victim from all of this not for cricketing reasons at all. He was a brilliant tactician and had the best cricketing brain of any Pakistan player during the last 10 years. To illustrate this watch Amir's opening over in the WT20 2009 final against Dilshan. You can see the meticulous planning and preparations that went behind every delivery prior to the Sri Lankan's dismissal last ball of the over where he was caught at short 3rd man.
 
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Talk about a panic reaction.

Babar isn't captaincy material. Sarfraz probably isn't going to be changed. Let Sarfraz have this series at least, he scored 170+ in just the previous test. Yes I understand he has been awful with the bat for over an year now but his captaincy has been very good for the most part. Best thing for Pakistan will be a performing Sarfraz to lead the side.

But if Sarfraz continues to fail, which seems to be the likely scenario, then the best person to take charge looks to Muhammad Abbas.
 
DRsohail said:
Shafiq in tests and anyone in odi over sarfaraz even a shadab can do better than Mr.Specialist. And Rizwan is scoring runs [MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION].
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We are told here that in entire PAK, among 35+ wicket keepers playing cricket professionally, there is no one better available than this outside 10 X 10 WK batsman.

Have to say - if true, I do fear for the future of PAK cricket & PakPassion.
 
Titan24 said:
Younis Khan was sacked post 2009 world T20 victory so you never know.
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Mamoon said:
Those were different circumstances. He lost the dressing room and the PCB Chairman was Ijaz Butt.
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Also keep in mind he was accused of match fixing the 2009 CT SF vs NZ - a matter that went all the way to parliament and voluntary excused himself out of the 2009/10 tours of NZ and Australia.

His relationship with the PCB was very damaged at that point
 
zain7077 said:
This is the only way to go about it. Babar fits all categories of being a captain.

Makes the team on merit, can lead by example and can be an option for the long run.

There is no other option. Way to go!
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No. This will be a disaster for Pakistan cricket. Babar Azam is a soft player.
 
I think a lot of mouths will shut when pakistan will win next 2 matches. Pakistan lost today because of batting and not sarfaraz's captaincy. Besides sarfaraz is the best wk/batsman in the country. Rizwan is nothing but pure hype.
You may never know pakistan might as well win the next years WC and then nobody can say anything to sarfaraz except for some posters who will put it down to fluke . As they Izzat Allah deta hai wo jisay chahay de day.
Sarfaraz won unexpectedly in CT17 and drew in Eng in the month of may after getting whitewashed by sl.
Watch out for the SA tour and WC because i think this Pak team can comeback from adversity and serve some people humble pie
 
We need a captain whose confident, well spoken, with good body language, manly, and with a vicious attitude. Babar Azam doesn’t come in those categories, but, Fakhar does.

“Let’s go boys, shabash” is all you’ll get from babar if he was to be made captain - how inspirational.
 
Can Babar Azam speak English? Nothing against him, just want to know.

A captain should atleast be able to have some conversation, at least like Sarfraz.

Shan speaks good English. If he performs for another year, he can be made Test captain.
 
Smudger said:
I think a lot of mouths will shut when pakistan will win next 2 matches. Pakistan lost today because of batting and not sarfaraz's captaincy. Besides sarfaraz is the best wk/batsman in the country. Rizwan is nothing but pure hype.
You may never know pakistan might as well win the next years WC and then nobody can say anything to sarfaraz except for some posters who will put it down to fluke . As they Izzat Allah deta hai wo jisay chahay de day.
Sarfaraz won unexpectedly in CT17 and drew in Eng in the month of may after getting whitewashed by sl.
Watch out for the SA tour and WC because i think this Pak team can comeback from adversity and serve some people humble pie
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I'm sure getting thrashed by NZ in their own backyard and getting whitewashed in SA made people shut their mouths.
 
Kohli said:
Can Babar Azam speak English? Nothing against him, just want to know.

A captain should atleast be able to have some conversation, at least like Sarfraz.

Shan speaks good English. If he performs for another year, he can be made Test captain.
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thats another issue with our limited captain choices
he can use translator and i see no harm in this
 
Babar doesn't seem to be captaincy material.
Worst,it might even affect his batting if he is under pressure situations.
And he doesnot have communication skills so IMO not fit to be the leader.
 
He's Pakistan's best batsman, why drown him by throwing him in muddy water of Pakistan's captaincy.
 
Captaincy can change people and their approach to the game. I thought making Virat Kohli the Indian test and ODI captain was a mistake, but he proved me wrong. Maybe Babar can also prove me wrong.
 
I don't think Babar is captaincy material. I think its hard to find a captain in the Team right now. Shan Masood has just made his comeback (in tests) and personally I would like to see him given a run both formats before giving him the Test & ODI captaincy.
 
Yes after the WC it will be a new cycle and I doubt sarfraz will be play the next WC after that so babr should be tried as captain.
 
Not before WC 2019 - he has a much bigger role with bat in upcoming WC, with historically PAK's worst batting line-up in a WC. After WC, he can be deputy at least.

For the WC 2019 .................... ............. tik tok, tik tok, clock is ticking for Sarfraz. Had those 5 ODI's been in AUS, I would have confidently said that he'll be sacked and Amir will take charge; but may be Sarfraz's PAK will edge past Australian skeleton of a team 3-2 in UAE to keep him in job. ENG ODIs are too late - even 5-0 with 5 bonus points for Poms are not enough to make changes so close to WC.

PAK's only hope is SAF series : a 5-0 with royal hammerings by this half decent SAF side, might eventually save PAK's WC ....... Sarfraz, MoHa, Malik, Imam, Inzamam, Grant, Mahmood .... needs to be purged brutally.

Kaash (If only) had the order of the ODI Series was ENG, SAF, AUS .....:(
 
Quality player but Babar simply isn't a natural leader but you could say this for nearly every single player in the squad. The only exceptions I can think of are Shan, Fakhar and Amir but they are all risky appointments in some way or another:

1. Shan Masood - Hasn't cemented his side in the XI just yet but he is captaincy material and leads by example with his work ethic. He has come back to the national side as a transformed player after sorting out the glaring technical flaws he had a few years ago, particularly against the short ball. After working hard on his game he looked the most comfortable out of all the batsmen in SA. He would be my choice to lead the side in the test format at the very least.

2. Fakhar - Teams are starting to work him out, needs to work on his weaknesses and iron out his deficiencies in time for the WC. I still think he's an automatic starter in tests played in Asia because he's the best player of spin in the side. Leads by example with his mental attributes and selfless approach with the bat. Also has a good track record as captain at domestic level. Statistically (from domestics) he is still the best opener in Pakistan across formats and with his work ethic I back him to bounce back. Strong candidate for ODI captaincy.

3. Spearhead of the ODI bowling attack despite his lack of wickets in 2018. He was rightly dropped for about 4-8 months but he has shown over they years he doesn't let the pressure of the big stage get the better of him evident by his performances in the 2007 WT20 final, 2009 CT match vs India, 2016 Asia Cup vs India and 2017 CT Final. Fair to say he relishes the big games where the stakes are high. Not an ideal candidate in tests because he doesn't seem to have the pace and skills to bowl on less bowling friendly wickets found in UAE, Australia et al. Given his cricketing intelligence and composure I believe he would be the best ODI captain on the field however such appointment would be despised by some sections of the cricketing fraternity due to his involvement in spot fixing.
 
MMHS said:
24 months - I see you have lots of patience, must do well in Civil Service job.

I wish Babar should be made Captain, but my fear is, this team is not that good - making Babar Captain won't change fate much; but what might happen is, PCB will dump him forever from Captaincy for team's failure and bring another misfit knob as a compromise choice. For a change, I did write many times (before 2015 and after 2013) that MoHa should replace Misbah as PAK's LO Captain; because at least he was making the XI on merit (Misbah did also), and he is street smart - later he did win an active ODI in AUS.
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I recall what Dave whatmore asked for is three different captains during his tenure

Misbah - tests
Hafeez - ODIs
Malik - t20s

I’m 100% sure this would be interesting and might have worked
 
MMHS said:
Not before WC 2019 - he has a much bigger role with bat in upcoming WC, with historically PAK's worst batting line-up in a WC. After WC, he can be deputy at least.

For the WC 2019 .................... ............. tik tok, tik tok, clock is ticking for Sarfraz. Had those 5 ODI's been in AUS, I would have confidently said that he'll be sacked and Amir will take charge; but may be Sarfraz's PAK will edge past Australian skeleton of a team 3-2 in UAE to keep him in job. ENG ODIs are too late - even 5-0 with 5 bonus points for Poms are not enough to make changes so close to WC.

PAK's only hope is SAF series : a 5-0 with royal hammerings by this half decent SAF side, might eventually save PAK's WC ....... Sarfraz, MoHa, Malik, Imam, Inzamam, Grant, Mahmood .... needs to be purged brutally.

Kaash (If only) had the order of the ODI Series was ENG, SAF, AUS .....:(
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Don't see sure we will beat Australia. Smith and Warner should be back. Batting line up is nearly set. Imagine if they select full bowling attack as well! Lyon and Zampa won't be easy as well.
 
Babar Azam will captain Pakistan 1 day. It's inevitable IMO. PCB don't care if someone looks like a leader or not. So no point in using that anolgy.

Makes the team on merit and has backing of the PCB now , I'm certain he will captain Pakistan . Just not sure when.
 
I don't see it. Maybe he will come of age, but seems like more of a background player than a leader. Nothing wrong with that.
 
Why not?

Personality can be molded and improved upon.
 
On PP we judge a captain of his tactics. That's is. Captaincy is more than that in cricket . You need to be able to lead by example, have the respect of your team mates , and make the team on merit. Also Babar is a hard worker so he sets a good example off the field. He maybe does need to improve his communication, but to be honest he fits the bill perfectly overall.

He will captain Pakistan one day. It's just a question of when
 
If it does not have adverse effect on his batting. From outside, he looks a silent guy who would not be part of groupisms
 
Should he be the next captain.
Is it a bit early or is he not captain material at all?
 
Personally I wouldn't want Babar to be the captain. He works really hard on his batting, 14 hours everyday in the nets and adding captaincy to that will be a burden. He is focused on becoming the best batsman not the best leader. He is more focused on what he is doing than what is going on around him. He also has admitted that he doesn't talk to anyone and sulks when doesn't do good, I don't know how that is gonna affect your teammates when you are the captain.
 
No he should not be made one for another 5 years. He needs a lot more confidence and runs. Not every great batsmen is cut out to handle the pressure of captaincy without letting it affect his batting. He's no Miandad or Kohli who are mentally very strong. Let him keep improving as a batsman. He can be groomed as a VC if required. But do not burn his talent away by burdening it with captaincy.
 
Alongside Imad Wasim, he looks like the most likely candidate. I just hope his batting is not affected when he does become captain
 
He is a natural captain. He captained pak U19 team in U19 world cup and was also one of the leading scorers if my meory seve me right
 
Azzurri said:
He is a natural captain. He captained pak U19 team in U19 world cup and was also one of the leading scorers if my meory seve me right
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He wasnt a great captain back then. But we could try him as captain in a domestic team first.
 
Don't want him as captain. He is honestly a very talented batsman and has potential to be a Pakistan great, he needs to focus on batting.
 
sunnykhan said:
We are looking for a long term captain here. Not someone who performs only in England.

Amir needs more confidence and I don't see any ingredients of captaincy in him.
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Historically we’ve always performed better with fast bowlers as captains barring yunus

Misbah was our best test captain of all time
No one else can hold that torch again especially with the transformations in the team

Amir has got the aggression that our batsman don’t have
But yes let’s give another tour in sharjah to see if he maintain his form
 
Has been awarded A category in central contract.

Looks to be awarded with test captain ship.
 
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