"Pakistan should be thankful to Sarfraz for what he has achieved" : Viv Richards

[idrizzy]

"You can't say enough about Shadab, an 18 year old kid, with that temperament" : Ian Chappell

"It wasnt an easy catch that Shadab took of Kohli" : IC

"Amir's ball to Dhawan shows that not only does he have the ability but the brain to bowl the ball where he bowled it" : IC

"It was a nice headache for the selectors when they had to leave out Rumman who bowled really well in the semi-final" : IC

"Sarfraz is thinking wickets (by field placings), and he is projecting that thought on to the bowlers as well": IC

"There is no doubt that Sarfraz has got to get credit for the way Pakistan played in the final" : IC

"I was pretty impressed with Sarfraz before I went to the PSL as I had seen him playing and loved his energy" : Viv Richards

"Being closer to him now (QG/PSL), I feel that he is a special individual" : VR

"Pakistan should be thankful to Sarfraz for what he has achieved" : VR

"What I have seen in the semi-final and final is a captain who is his own man" : IC

"Stick with Sarfraz, don't ride him down when things go wrong occasionally" : IC

"What you saw in the semi-final and final was a team that played as a team and wanted to do it for one another" : IC

"Thank you to the people of Pakistan, they have been very hospitable and I have enjoyed my time here" : IC

 

[Sirris]

Thank you Sarfraz!

 

[Rayyman]

I agree. Now with Rumman in the team, there is good depth.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

So proud of you Sarfraz Ahmed - Kevin Pieterson

This guy commands respect from all who he has worked with.

 

[theariezman]

Thank you Sarfaraz and apologize for all the bashing you received for losing against india during group stages.

 

[sali]

Thanks Surfraz. Amir was more active in field placement with Srafraz during his spell. They are thinking...

 

[Syed1]

He is our second coming of Imran Khan. Too bad we lost 2 years of his captaincy.

 

[coy0607]

He is our second coming of Imran Khan. Too bad we lost 2 years of his captaincy.

It's unbelievable that Azhar was preferred over Sarfraz, with all his captaincy credentials.. incompetence of the PCB

We could been a top 4 ranked team by now

 

[Khwaja]

He is our second coming of Imran Khan. Too bad we lost 2 years of his captaincy.

I'm pretty sure Sarfraz was being groomed whilst Azhar was captaining the team.. kind of how kohli had been groomed before Dhoni gave captaincy...... remember Sarfraz made a fresh return to the team after years away... Same with Azhar, but he had a lot of experience... Anyways those 2 years of Azhar captaincy was much much better than the Misbah years... Azhar gave chances and debuts to match winning youngsters like Babar Azam, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali.. and also the return of Aamer and Junaid..... it was very unlucky for Azhar that these players weren't settled in yet... the team was very newb and we lost a lot of games therefore... The team you see today owes a lot to the massive revamp we had during Azhar years... I think Azhar would make a great Test captain, given old players are gone and our youngsters are settled in...

 

[Khwaja]

Sarfraz dhoka nahi dayga!! Proud on you brother

 

[King-Misbah]

Well done!

But Sarfraz captaincy needs to improve. He needs to be pro active and not reactive. Pakistan gave runs away against both South Africa and India when the teams were 6/7 down. Needs to attack and grab the bull by its horns.

 

[nam]

Well done!

But Sarfraz captaincy needs to improve. He needs to be pro active and not reactive. Pakistan gave runs away against both South Africa and India when the teams were 6/7 down. Needs to attack and grab the bull by its horns.

no words

 

[KyoOne]

"I was pretty impressed with Sarfraz before I went to the PSL as I had seen him playing and loved his energy" : Viv Richards "Being closer to him now (QG/PSL), I feel that he is a special individual"

Special indeed. We're so lucky to finally have an energetic and inspiring captain!

 

[aukhan]

It's unbelievable that Azhar was preferred over Sarfraz, with all his captaincy credentials.. incompetence of the PCB

We could been a top 4 ranked team by now

Not preferred. Forcibly selected and backed by Misbah and Waqar because of jealousy and ego. Their fans must be burning now seeing Sarfraz with the ICC trophy.

 

[khurram39]

Sarfraz did really well by giving the other players confidence that they can win too. We had almost 8,9 players in previous odi's but result is different.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Well done!

But Sarfraz captaincy needs to improve. He needs to be pro active and not reactive. Pakistan gave runs away against both South Africa and India when the teams were 6/7 down. Needs to attack and grab the bull by its horns.

These are top teams. Can't get them out for 50 runs. If you attack hard, you are bound to give away some runs.

There are limited number of fielders...

 

[King-Misbah]

These are top teams. Can't get them out for 50 runs. If you attack hard, you are bound to give away some runs.

There are limited number of fielders...

Think Pakistan got a bit lazy in both games, we need to be clinical if we are to be a top 3 ODI team!

 

[New Yorker]

I'm pretty sure Sarfraz was being groomed whilst Azhar was captaining the team.. kind of how kohli had been groomed before Dhoni gave captaincy...... remember Sarfraz made a fresh return to the team after years away... Same with Azhar, but he had a lot of experience... Anyways those 2 years of Azhar captaincy was much much better than the Misbah years... Azhar gave chances and debuts to match winning youngsters like Babar Azam, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali.. and also the return of Aamer and Junaid..... it was very unlucky for Azhar that these players weren't settled in yet... the team was very newb and we lost a lot of games therefore... The team you see today owes a lot to the massive revamp we had during Azhar years... I think Azhar would make a great Test captain, given old players are gone and our youngsters are settled in...

Crediting Azhar for the team's success under Sarfraz is a bit like that old idea about how wickets taken by Sohail and Yasir in Tests were due to Wahab.

 

[New Yorker]

Well done!

But Sarfraz captaincy needs to improve. He needs to be pro active and not reactive. Pakistan gave runs away against both South Africa and India when the teams were 6/7 down. Needs to attack and grab the bull by its horns.

if viv 'the masterblaster' richards call you an aggressive captain, chances are you are as about as aggressive as can be.

people don't consider that giving the ball to the spinners when india were 6/7 could in fact be considered an aggressive move. he saw the indian batsmen taking chances against a big turning leggie like shadab, who had two wickets already in the game, and we had a cushion of 15 million runs. so he put his confidence in his young star. players will walk through fire for a leader like this.

perhaps because everything is now suffused in the rosy afterglow of victory, i am inclined to be more defensive also of safraz's captaincy early on, when people were annoyed at his shouting on the pitch. i quite often see teachers being very hard on students in the first week, to get them on their toes, then ease up, even become affectionate, as a class progresses, and this bonds the class quite well...

 

[Khwaja]

Crediting Azhar for the team's success under Sarfraz is a bit like that old idea about how wickets taken by Sohail and Yasir in Tests were due to Wahab.

I'm not sure what the hell your trying to say

 

[PakLFC]

We are thankful to him Viv chacha! What else do you want us to do?

 

[ExplicitAI]

Lol I told everyone that Sarfraz would make a fantastic captain base on the fact that he won an u19 WC. People roasted me for saying that Azhar should be removed as ODI captain and that Asad Shafiq is not an ODI batsman because he's terrible )

 

[Khwaja]

Lol I told everyone that Sarfraz would make a fantastic captain base on the fact that he won an u19 WC. People roasted me for saying that Azhar should be removed as ODI captain and that Asad Shafiq is not an ODI batsman because he's terrible )

Seriously... only Misbah would think Asad Shafiq is a good ODI batsman..

 

[New Yorker]

I'm not sure what the hell your trying to say

Azhar was a liability not an asset as a captain and he gets no credit as a captain for what the team has done after he was finally stripped of the captaincy. He had a good CT with the bat and played his part in the victory. It would not be so bad if he retired from ODIs now.