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This attitude works for this team. They need the danda! Keep it up, Sarfraz!

We don't want another Misbah-esque "calm" captain! Thank you very much!
 
People can keep crying Sarf will remain captain... Just won Test and T20 series against Aussie which is not being disgested by some people. They would much rather see Pak fail so that they can bash Sarf than see us do well under him. Who needs such "fans"
 
I am sure he makes up for his terrible on-field behaviur by being nice to them off it.
 
The softies on PP need to realize that there are 11 men playing out there. If anyone has a problem with Sarfraz's behavior, they'll let him know.
 
The softies on PP need to realize that there are 11 men playing out there. If anyone has a problem with Sarfraz's behavior, they'll let him know.

He doesn't yell at the ones who would.

Looking at his non-reaction, I was surprised he didn't go up to Hafeez and say "beautiful drop Hafeez bhai. You are the best."
 
I can see this thread still active in 5 years time :D
Sarfi will remain himself and there is no doubt about that. He has toned down a bit which is required.
 
I am sure he makes up for his terrible on-field behaviur by being nice to them off it.

Being nice off the field? That is a quite obvious thing to do. It’s when the heat is one your behaviour is tested and he is quite rubbish at that. It just doesn’t look good, he screams at every single ball and come across as a angry little man. Just keep your head cool and talk to the players between the overs and in breaks. He makes many mistakes himself during the match, but no one can scream at him, once others do he is all over them.

I say what l feel is correct and I am not your typical fan’boy. And I don’t care if he is from Karachi or Lahore. Saying that because a few posters here think he is critisizing him merely because he is from Khi.
 
Being nice off the field? That is a quite obvious thing to do. It’s when the heat is one your behaviour is tested and he is quite rubbish at that. It just doesn’t look good, he screams at every single ball and come across as a angry little man. Just keep your head cool and talk to the players between the overs and in breaks. He makes many mistakes himself during the match, but no one can scream at him, once others do he is all over them.

I say what l feel is correct and I am not your typical fan’boy. And I don’t care if he is from Karachi or Lahore. Saying that because a few posters here think he is critisizing him merely because he is from Khi.

These things cannot be changed, ultimately you are who you. Sarfaraz has always been a hyper active individual. I don't see him lasting long as captain especially when we play against the Big 5 frequently.
 
These things cannot be changed, ultimately you are who you. Sarfaraz has always been a hyper active individual. I don't see him lasting long as captain especially when we play against the Big 5 frequently.

Sarfraz is going no where at least for 2 years.
 
If the players would have had a problem they would have let the coach and management know, they are grown men and don't need anonymous experts on here to hold their hands.
 
10 series wins out of 10 as T20 captain, but let's keep bumping this thread :)).

Chill man, don't you remember the fact that we lost a bilateral series to NZ under him?

He has to win 3 world cups just to make up for that.
 
He doesn't yell at the ones who would.

Looking at his non-reaction, I was surprised he didn't go up to Hafeez and say "beautiful drop Hafeez bhai. You are the best."

I totally agree with you in that his attitude should be consistent across the board. However, you also know how things work in our culture. There's no way he can yell at Malik or Hafeez and the latter take it in their stride. So, we got to work with the situation.

Once these two leave, it won't be a problem anymore. Till then, as I said, this approach works for Pakistan and I'm all for it.
 
He doesn't yell at the ones who would.

Looking at his non-reaction, I was surprised he didn't go up to Hafeez and say "beautiful drop Hafeez bhai. You are the best."

IK or Ponting never yelled at their seniors too when they were captains although they were very vocal

Seniority is a huge thing in cricket
 
These things cannot be changed, ultimately you are who you. Sarfaraz has always been a hyper active individual. I don't see him lasting long as captain especially when we play against the Big 5 frequently.

I said that because I have yet to notice any signs of resentment among the players.
They seem to have accepted him as some sort of a wild character.
Most of them are young and new to the team which obviously helps Sarfraz but still i dont see this thing going on for too long.
 
People can keep crying Sarf will remain captain... Just won Test and T20 series against Aussie which is not being disgested by some people. They would much rather see Pak fail so that they can bash Sarf than see us do well under him. Who needs such "fans"

We have got humiliated in every odi match we have played against the top 5 sides.

Ranked at minnow level #7 .

And yet you're glorifying the T20 win and think he's great because of that.
 
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Like it’s been mentioned many times There’s no need to be shouting and screaming It does no good whatsoever in fact it will have the opposite effect on the players

There’s other better ways of showing your displeasure then shouting your lungs out
 
Like it’s been mentioned many times There’s no need to be shouting and screaming It does no good whatsoever in fact it will have the opposite effect on the players

There’s other better ways of showing your displeasure then shouting your lungs out

Pakistan needs a captain to do this to the players. Imran khan used to do it also. The fact is unfortunately there are too many lazy and unhardworking individuals in our team. They win a match somehow and then relax because they performed in 1 match so even if they fail in the next match it's fine cos they won't be dropped. This has been clearly apparent in Ahmed shehzad, umar akmal, Mohammad Hafeez and many more talented cricketers who have significantly underachieved. Sarfraz needs to make players scared so players work harder in every match. When sarfraz inevitably gets removed as captain you will see the consequences and most ppers will be crying for sarfraz to come back. There is no better captain in Pakistan atm whether you like it or not.
 
Chill man, don't you remember the fact that we lost a bilateral series to NZ under him?

He has to win 3 world cups just to make up for that.

Let’s pretend the Asia Cup never happened and he will look like a great captain.
 
The only thing missing is Sarfaraz's personal performance, when he starts performing himself all of this criticism will stop.
 
His behaviour is not good. He is not the only one who is playing. All the time he is at the players and doesnt allow them that space to think on their own.

Which is not a great sign for a professional player. Everyone in the team should have a role and everyone should feel comfortable and free in their minds while playing the game. A players shouldnt have in the back of their minds the captain shouting at them on a little mistake. As that ll have a bad effect at their performance. The players must feel free and comfortable and as a result the players ll feel that they are a important part of the team. That also ll have a good effect in the players improvements and performance.
 
His behaviour is not good. He is not the only one who is playing. All the time he is at the players and doesnt allow them that space to think on their own.

Which is not a great sign for a professional player. Everyone in the team should have a role and everyone should feel comfortable and free in their minds while playing the game. A players shouldnt have in the back of their minds the captain shouting at them on a little mistake. As that ll have a bad effect at their performance. The players must feel free and comfortable and as a result the players ll feel that they are a important part of the team. That also ll have a good effect in the players improvements and performance.

His behavior isn't that bad for a WK, which is always a rowdy job. Many teams actually "assign" WK to keep their boys "in check", on field. Problem is, he is Captain as well, and always in focus of camera. He is groomed in such environment for long, but now he is Captain for almost 2 years - should have taken help from an "image" consultant, if required. I am sure, he talks lots of sense often, but his facial expression just depicts different massage in camera.

And, his personal form isn't helping him. Imran, Akram wasn't "polite" to be honest, but people used to ignore their "expression". And, Asia cup was all time low for Sarfraz, both as player & Captain - hence we have seen a deputy appointed & a back-up WK taken in squad. His behavior won't be that big an issue, if he can perform against NZ, or team performs in SAF.
 
Let’s pretend the Asia Cup never happened and he will look like a great captain.

No need to be ridiculous about everything.

The Asia Cup did happen, and he was undoubtedly poor with his tactics and with the bat as well. I was all for him getting sacked/dropped/rested, moreso after the 1st Test against Australia.

However, he has redeemed himself since then and credit must be given. Batted well in a pressure-cooker, do-or-die situation to save the series and ultimately, his captaincy. Also set much better fields for Yasir. Followed that up with a T20 series whitewash against a pretty good Aussie team. He's very much already the GOAT T20I captain, even though it may not mean too much. Stats back that up.

You'd be quite petty to only look at one side of the story here.
 
Seems to be very tough on Bilal Asif today - also shouted at Yasir Shah during the run out ...
 
No need to be ridiculous about everything.

The Asia Cup did happen, and he was undoubtedly poor with his tactics and with the bat as well. I was all for him getting sacked/dropped/rested, moreso after the 1st Test against Australia.

However, he has redeemed himself since then and credit must be given. Batted well in a pressure-cooker, do-or-die situation to save the series and ultimately, his captaincy. Also set much better fields for Yasir. Followed that up with a T20 series whitewash against a pretty good Aussie team. He's very much already the GOAT T20I captain, even though it may not mean too much. Stats back that up.

You'd be quite petty to only look at one side of the story here.

Can be a GOAT T2O captain if he wins the WC in AUS.
 
No need to be ridiculous about everything.

The Asia Cup did happen, and he was undoubtedly poor with his tactics and with the bat as well. I was all for him getting sacked/dropped/rested, moreso after the 1st Test against Australia.

However, he has redeemed himself since then and credit must be given. Batted well in a pressure-cooker, do-or-die situation to save the series and ultimately, his captaincy. Also set much better fields for Yasir. Followed that up with a T20 series whitewash against a pretty good Aussie team. He's very much already the GOAT T20I captain, even though it may not mean too much. Stats back that up.

You'd be quite petty to only look at one side of the story here.

Stats say we’ve lost every ODI series against all top teams. Been poor in UAE and have lost games we should never have lost. He’s scores in every format over the last twenty innings or since becoming captain are so poor even a minnow nation wouldnof sacked him.

When Pakistan more then likely get smashed in the World Cup. He will be dropped from all formats mark my words. And I can assure you the players he treats like children won’t back him up.
 
It's still not good to see Sarfaraz shouting the way he does at some players.

2 dives today and both times the ball went past the fielder:

Senior player, Sarfaraz said nothing and just folded his arms

Junior player, Sarfaraz shouted at the player and gave him the dirtiest look you could ever imagine
 
Should be kicked out just for barking at players & putting them down.. the less said on his pathetic captiancy & batting the better!
 
In LOIs, particularly T20Is, I'm pretty content with his captaincy.

Tests, not so much, as his poor batting also damages the team and can not go unnoticed. In Tests, I would assess him on a series by series basis.

BUT, can we really afford to do that? We literally have no alternatives.

The SA series should be make-or-break for Asad, and even that's being generous. Realistically I don't see him not making it to SA, which is why I'd even give him that. Otherwise, he has done nothing to deserve that series.

Azhar is barely clinging onto his spot, is touching 34, and has already shown how poor of a captain he is in ODIs and also in T20s for LQ.

Babar is still just about cementing his Test spot. Same with Haris, who is injury prone as well.

Yasir is touching 33 and doesn't have the best fitness. He's not a certain starter outside of Asia, although yesterday's performance does give him a lot more clout.

Amir's not in the side. Hasan's not even permanent yet. Abbas has no captaincy experience from what I know.

Imam/Fakhar are not yet certain starters.

Fakhar is the only other reasonable option IMO, but even he has to perform consistently at this level for a couple of years. Same with Babar, even though he hasn't been the best captain at U19 level.

We have no options, really.

For the next year at the very minimum (realistically next two years, until Fakhar/Babar are settled enough), it's gonna have to be Sarfraz.
 
Let’s pretend the Asia Cup never happened and he will look like a great captain.

Even if you remove the Asia cup, his test record is pretty shambolic, and will get even worse in South Africa. Big question marks still hanging over him. Last time he averaged in single digits there in the 9 innings he played in SA
 
His shouting at bilal Asif was noticed by the kiwi commentator as well.

Even though Bilal put in every effort n a good dive. Yet he was shouting.

Commentator was really annoyed at Sarf. Rightly so.
 
He does cheap imitation of Imran and Wasim on the field by shouting at players. This guy will never understand that they lead from the front with their performances first and then shouted at other players for their lack of efforts and performances in the field. He seems to believe shouting at everything will make him as good as them. CT win has gone to his head. Aukaat se bahar hogya hai yeh.
 
Pakistan needs a captain to do this to the players. Imran khan used to do it also. The fact is unfortunately there are too many lazy and unhardworking individuals in our team. They win a match somehow and then relax because they performed in 1 match so even if they fail in the next match it's fine cos they won't be dropped. This has been clearly apparent in Ahmed shehzad, umar akmal, Mohammad Hafeez and many more talented cricketers who have significantly underachieved. Sarfraz needs to make players scared so players work harder in every match. When sarfraz inevitably gets removed as captain you will see the consequences and most ppers will be crying for sarfraz to come back. There is no better captain in Pakistan atm whether you like it or not.

and who will shout at Sarfraz? the only player who has stopped putting any effort with the bat is Sarfraz himself. Just look at some of his Akmal type dismissals. No one is in need of danda more than him.
 
Well done sarfraz. Yasir was feilding far too back missed a catch. Got a telling off came forward next over got the catch, too much hate for sarfraz effective man management
 
and who will shout at Sarfraz? the only player who has stopped putting any effort with the bat is Sarfraz himself. Just look at some of his Akmal type dismissals. No one is in need of danda more than him.

Mickey Arthur
 
He is a mediocre player just like how Darren Sammy lead West Indies. Doesn’t deserve a place in Pakistan team
 
Didn't Sammy lead the West Indies to two T20 world cups?

Just want to dispel the myth that Sammy was a specialist captain before the World T20 in 2016. In 2014/2015 in T20s internationals he averaged 31 at a strike rate of 201. Those numbers are phenomenal. He made the team on merit unlike our current captain.
 
Really people still crying about the captain who just recently won the Australian Test series, T20 series, ODI series, and won the T20 series against the next giant that was meant to bring Pak down, and would have also won the ODI series against them had it not rained off. As far as his own performance is concerned he has scored in all three format this season and averages just as much as any regular wicketkeeper in the world cricket. There never will be a Gilchrist or Dhoni coming for Pak yet. So any more excuses for hating a fantastic wicket keeper, successful captain and 38.5 averaging lower order batsman?
 
But but Asia cup. Did not knew all of the sudden Asia became the most important tournament in the universe.
 
Whether people like him or not, whether they agree with his methods or not, Sarfraz has firmly established himself as the leader of the side and I think this is actually a positive step for Pakistan because I feel our team is one of the few teams in the world that always needs a dominant leadership figure to keep everyone in line. Just look at the times in Pakistan cricket's history when their wasn't an established captain at the helm and you'll see controversy and trouble. Plus, I think the players actually respect him and have grown accustomed to his shouty behavior (not that I'm defending it). It's also good to know that he the backing of everyone from coach, players to chairman because this kind of stability was almost unheard of till Misbah came along and I hope it continues because such a precedent will allow for a new captain to be properly groomed rather than being rushed in.

One thing I have to admit that I really like about Sarfraz is how he does not take stick from anyone. He doesn't sledge but doesn't mind dishing out responses to the opposition either.
 
Sarfraz has got to be worst reviewer I have ever seen.

He literally reviews everything. In the last two matches he’s reviewed two deliveries for LBW that were clearly hitting the middle of the bat.

On top of that he also reviewed a ball from junaid Khan in the 2017 champion trophy that again was hitting right in the middle of the bat. I was in the crowd that day and I even I could see that the ball hit the bat from the stands.
 
I hope those have issues with Sarfaraz's shouting are now seeing team's performance under decent and cool, calm Malik.



Australia are currently 154/1 and cruising to victory.
 
What did his shouting do in the 5-0 to NZ, Asia Cup, and the games he played in South Africa :))? Malik and Sarfaraz have no business captaining Pakistan in ODIs as they don’t make the team on merit.
 
What did his shouting do in the 5-0 to NZ, Asia Cup, and the games he played in South Africa :))? Malik and Sarfaraz have no business captaining Pakistan in ODIs as they don’t make the team on merit.

Score his usual 10-20 runs.
 
Sarfraz guides the players, when was the last time you heard any of them complain of his behavior?
Worthless media who loves to critique on no basis whatsover.
 
Sarfaraz is a must for this team as Captain. Constantly working to squeeze every ounce out of these guys and keeping them on their toes.
I expected so much better from Malik but am missing sarfaraz
 
Sarfaraz's future as a captain depends on the World Cup. After that Pakistan should try Babar/Shadab.
Babar has temperament issues in his batting he needs to fix. Doesn't have the personality of a captain.

Shadab is a good option, but the lad hasn't even played 100 international matches yet.
 
Babar has temperament issues in his batting he needs to fix. Doesn't have the personality of a captain.

Shadab is a good option, but the lad hasn't even played 100 international matches yet.

shadab needs to figure out whether he wants to be an all rounder or a bowler first.


he's far from a "good option"
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sarfaraz Ahmed at his best:<br><br>Misfield by Haris, glares at him in disbelief, shakes his head and says something to himself <br>Next ball, good delivery by Shaheen, only a single and shouts "shabaash meri jaan"<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1125080415805505536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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His handling of Junaid Khan after he misfielded was quite a break from the normal shouting thing he does! Good to see but maybe a sign of desperation rather than anything else.
 
His handling of Junaid Khan after he misfielded was quite a break from the normal shouting thing he does! Good to see but maybe a sign of desperation rather than anything else.

Only a matter time before he goes back to his usual ways it's just in the DNA unfortunately and he had never been the guy to be a bit smart consistently in these situations
 
Only a matter time before he goes back to his usual ways it's just in the DNA unfortunately and he had never been the guy to be a bit smart consistently in these situations
When everyone is performing better than you and team is losing, I doubt he will be screaming at other players.
 
His handling of Junaid Khan after he misfielded was quite a break from the normal shouting thing he does! Good to see but maybe a sign of desperation rather than anything else.

Felt a bit pity for the guy - he knows the criticism around his on field behaviour and he was trying his best for anger management, but I felt he was boiling inside.

He looked almost philosophical to me - like a convict, whose death sentence is written. Even if PCB doesn’t sack him, I won’t be surprised if guy steps down himself after WC, unless PAK wins it. On field aggression/engagement was never an issue for him and guy was quite competitive in field - same guy didn’t even appeal for a touch & go chance in a crucial moment, suggests he has lost his confidence for constant failure (individually & team wise) & constant criticism.

I am sure he is aware of what is being written here in PP and he is Captain assigned for WC - probably to bring him back to confidence PAK posters need to give him some space here, otherwise PAK Captain will be a complete broken man in WC.
 
Sarfaraz Ahmed is an irritating character constantly shouting at his teammates, carrying himself around with a sullen face, his grumpy body language sours the atmosphere & brings down the energy of the whole team.

Mohammad Rizwan on the other hand is a positive guy, always encouraging the bowlers, joining in the celebrations with his teammates and always gathering the ball with a smile on his face.
 
It's very tough to expect a logical reply from blind followers.

Kamran and Umar would have loved these conditions where our specialist kaptaan lost us the 2nd ODI with his pathetic batting and slowed down the run rate in the 3rd ODI playing at a SR of 79.

4th ODI he scored 21 off 14 balls and all his fans were going crazy. :facepalm:
 
He deserves to be scolded for not appealing yesterday, it wasn't just his fault, but as the captain and the one who broke the bails, I'd expect him to appeal seeing as he acts like he's perfect
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">Saifi bhai❤❤ <a href="https://t.co/HZffqQVzPK">https://t.co/HZffqQVzPK</a></p>— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/FakharZamanLive/status/1215898607959904256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Seems like the players were fine with it, unlike many of the naysayers in this thread.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">Saifi bhai❤❤ <a href="https://t.co/HZffqQVzPK">https://t.co/HZffqQVzPK</a></p>— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/FakharZamanLive/status/1215898607959904256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Seems like the players were fine with it, unlike many of the naysayers in this thread.
The trash players were. Not the good ones.
 
I'm surprised to see just how many Pakistani cricket fans have such strong hatred for Sarfraz that isn't performance related, they just seem to hate him as a person... all because he comes from a different part of the country. Wow!

He had a couple of mildly embarrassing moments on the field, but nothing to get so worked up about. Overall he represented Pakistan very well as captain and leader of the national team, should be proud
 
I'm surprised to see just how many Pakistani cricket fans have such strong hatred for Sarfraz that isn't performance related, they just seem to hate him as a person... all because he comes from a different part of the country. Wow!

He had a couple of mildly embarrassing moments on the field, but nothing to get so worked up about. Overall he represented Pakistan very well as captain and leader of the national team, should be proud

Indeed, its a sad sight to behold.
 
I'm surprised to see just how many Pakistani cricket fans have such strong hatred for Sarfraz that isn't performance related, they just seem to hate him as a person... all because he comes from a different part of the country. Wow!

He had a couple of mildly embarrassing moments on the field, but nothing to get so worked up about. Overall he represented Pakistan very well as captain and leader of the national team, should be proud

No I hate him because he's a bad player.
 
Seems like the players were fine with it, unlike many of the naysayers in this thread.

Sarfaraz got the best out of these 2 while he was the established captain. Once his form dropped and his captaincy came into serious question during every series both of these players dropped off massively.
 
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Seems like the players were fine with it, unlike many of the naysayers in this thread.

Its just a story to give tribute to Sarfaraz, I dont see there is anything to it. He had on field altercations with Sarfaraz as well and those didnt exactly mean he didnt want him as captain and this isnt anything as well.
 
Sarfaraz got the best out of these 2 while he was the established captain. Once his form dropped and his captaincy came into serious question during every series both of these players dropped off massively.

Its the job of the captain to realize when certain player in in form and out of form and use him or dont use him at all accordingly.
 
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