[REPORT] Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim and Babar Azam being considered for ODI captaincy

[Abdullah719]

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 16th Jul, 2019 ): The decision to hand over reins of National One Day team's stewardship is likely to be taken in the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Cricket Committee meeting, taking place in Lahore on July 29.
"Anyone from Muhammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim and Babar Azam can be assigned the responsibility of national team's captaincy," a source told APP.

To a question, about the fate of Sarfraz Ahmed, he said he might be retained to lead the Test side only. PCB is also thinking to appoint a local head coach for the national team, however the name has not been finalized yet as applications would be invited for the post, he said.

He said the Cricket Committee which is headed by PCB Managing Director Wasim Khan will review Pakistan's performance in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Pakistan failed to qualify for the 2019 Cricket World Cup semifinals as the green-shirts needed to trump New Zealand in the net run rate which could not be materlised.

Pakistan won five matches in the World Cup against England, South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and lost three games to West Indies, Australia and India, respectively. However Pakistan and Sri Lanka's match was washed out by rain and both teams were awarded one point each.

https://www.urdupoint.com/en/sports/anyone-from-hafeez-imad-babar-likely-to-lea-670608.html

 

[Mueez]

Hehe what did I tell you guys Hafeez is lurking around for captaincy.

Really he has no shame.

 

[shah_1]

Babar Azam will be the captain

 

[Mueez]

“PCB is also thinking to appoint a local head coach for the national team, however the name has not been finalized yet as applications would be invited for the post, he said.”

Self-destruction mode is on at PCB.

 

[Pakistanian]

Hafeez is old and has already had his shot.

 

[aloo paratha]

If Hafeez becomes captain I might stop watching Pakistan cricket.

 

[Shafi]

As expected our team will be doomed for another 20 years. If Hafeez is appointed for ODI captain and 4th grade Bollywood actor as coach than Wasim Khan and airman Khan would be known as Failure and parche in our cricket history.
I would rather have no PCB selectors, no Coach, no MD I our cricket setup. Most likely Misbah will back Hafeez.

 

[shah_1]

Rashid Latif coach
Chief selector- Abdur Rehman


My picks

 

[Pakistanian]

The coach should be a foreigner.

 

[gazza619]

I think Hafeez’s name in the list is only just some fantasy of some journo...

 

[rajulakhpati]

“PCB is also thinking to appoint a local head coach for the national team, however the name has not been finalized yet as applications would be invited for the post, he said.”

Self-destruction mode is on at PCB.

Completely agree here. Self-Destruct is the default mode of the PCB and if this happens, we will have the same results in another 4 years

 

[ataullah]

Rashid Latif coach
Chief selector- Abdur Rehman


My picks

Abdur Rahman the Peshawar coach?

 

[basitirfan]

This is definitely masala news. Urdupoint is not a credible paper.

 

[Mueez]

Completely agree here. Self-Destruct is the default mode of the PCB and if this happens, we will have the same results in another 4 years

Exactly. This is not what the fans want.

If we want to win the WC we will have to select the best possible unit.

Stability is needed and even if PCB wants to change the head coach they should hire a competent coach.

Not a 70s or 80s ex-cricketer who doesn’t know about modern-day cricket.

 

[Khan12]

Won't watch if hafeez is the captain or even in the team.

 

[Ami]

Lets just get the basics right first..
1. Ask Hafeez to retire or dont pick him again.
2. Remove Sarfaraz from captaincy.
3. Drop Hasan Ali for at least 6 months.
4. Ask Haris Sohail to improve his fitness.
5. Captaincy? Ive no idea, dont see anyone capable.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

It's a serious issue. There are no real candidates.

Hafeez is to old and Imad Wasim's place isn't guaranteed except maybe T20's.

It leaves us with Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq. These are too young + extra pressure might effect their batting and we already rely a lot on Babar Azam.

It's a huge decision and not an easy one. The PCB might even keep Sarfraz for ODI's for the moment.

 

[Hasan123]

Hafeez as captain. )

PCB are not serious about our cricket if they make such a decision. He will not be good enough by the next WC so why make him captain? Just seems like a political decision.

Imad is a okay choice but I have doubts about him making the next WC. Maybe he can captain in T20s which is his best format but not for ODIs.

Babar and Amir seem like the best choices. Doesn't look like the PCB will go for Amir. So out of these 3 , Babar should be made captain.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

fake news.

 

[szundercover]

Urdu point is not a credible source.

 

[IMMY69]

They’re making a mistake by not bringing back YK to lead the side

 

[coy0607]

Hafeez or Imad captaincy would be devastating - worse than Azhar Ali's captaincy

Babar is not ideal given his captaincy experience, but a logical choice given that he is possibly the only player who is an automatic selection in ODI's regardless of pitch / conditions

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Please God no not sarfraz for test captain!!!! NO

 

[Extra_Cover]

This smells like a mafia media cell report. This sort of report is issued to actually bring people into contention who were not or perhaps create an issue that was non-existent such as sacking of captains and coach. So far we have had no credible info that captain and coach are being sacked but this reports passes this forward as a fact.

 

[Abdulm123]

We might as well recall MoYo to captain Pakistan, after all he hasn't retired yet

 

[Jabo]

Hafeez should be out the team
Babar needs to concentrate on batting... talks of him becoming captain shouldn't start till 1-2 years
Imad... okay till we find someone but nothing that he's done should put him in the playing 11

Depending where we are playing he should come

 

[HappyWarsFan]

This smells like a mafia media cell report. This sort of report is issued to actually bring people into contention who were not or perhaps create an issue that was non-existent such as sacking of captains and coach. So far we have had no credible info that captain and coach are being sacked but this reports passes this forward as a fact.

There's been a lot of reports that they will be changed, in fact I read a report that said ehsan Mani promising big changes to captain.

 

[kingusama92]

It should be Babar.

) @ Hafeez. More like the Professor needs his teaching license revoked.

 

[junaidji]

Hafeez or Imad captaincy would be devastating - worse than Azhar Ali's captaincy

Babar is not ideal given his captaincy experience, but a logical choice given that he is possibly the only player who is an automatic selection in ODI's regardless of pitch / conditions

Yes to Hafeez but Imad wouldn't honestly be too bad of a choice. He rescued us from a potentially humiliating defeat and therefore World Cup exit by the hands of Afghanistan, and played well against Bangladesh too. I feel he has temprament and has match awareness and mental strength, and is an underrated player. Give the captaincy to Babar, and I'm afraid it might put too much pressure on the lad.

 

[junaidji]

Hafeez as captain. )

PCB are not serious about our cricket if they make such a decision. He will not be good enough by the next WC so why make him captain? Just seems like a political decision.

Imad is a okay choice but I have doubts about him making the next WC. Maybe he can captain in T20s which is his best format but not for ODIs.

Babar and Amir seem like the best choices. Doesn't look like the PCB will go for Amir. So out of these 3 , Babar should be made captain.

He's 30 right now, he'll be 34 by 2023, I definitely think he has enough in the tank to at least play until then.

 

[Titan24]

Hafeez wont be there for the next WC so no point of that unless they want to give couple of years to Babar. But then again Babar doesnt captain in PSL or anywhere else to get better during that time so its better to allow him to learn.

 

[Titan24]

Sarfaraz was probably worst in tests so cant understand retaining him for that unless they think there is no replacement in tests at the moment.

 

[cricketAXEpert]

Babar Azam will be the captain

Babar Azam will be Vice Captain for sure.

 

[Sir-fraz]

Yes to Hafeez but Imad wouldn't honestly be too bad of a choice. He rescued us from a potentially humiliating defeat and therefore World Cup exit by the hands of Afghanistan, and played well against Bangladesh too. I feel he has temprament and has match awareness and mental strength, and is an underrated player. Give the captaincy to Babar, and I'm afraid it might put too much pressure on the lad.

He got lucky afg captain self destructed and bowled himself. He also got lucky with a dead straight lbw call.

Lets be honest he an avg batsman who couldnt even hit a boundary untill gulabudin bowled himself throwing 110 pies that anyone couldve smashed.

Imad is also an avg spinner who cannot spin the bowl.

He is psuedo all-rounder, we dont need another malik for 4 years.

Babar is the only sane choice. Id give him a couple years with no-pressure of being dropped, and im sure he will excel in time.

Other then that id actually give it to amir who is the only good choice for right now. Babar as vc and captain after 2023.

But that will never happen.

Drop hafeez for good. Imad really didnt do much all wc and doesnt deserve a spot based on performing once in 8 games.

Need to bring in a genuine off spinner along side shadab and drop imad.

 

[Amoeba]

Good God not Hafeez! I'm not a fan of Sarfraz's captaincy - particularly in tests and never wanted him to skipper in the longer game. However for ODIs for now he is ok and there are few other options. If he was stronger with Hafeez - i.e. always pick Haris and select him to bat at 4 regardless of what tricks Hafeez & Malik pull then he would be fine.

 

[sweep_shot]

I think make Amir captain. Captaincy pressure can ruin Babar.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Imad would be my choice. Babar is young and already carrying too much of a burden.

 

[emranabbas]

Hahahaha that's what you lot deserve

Hafeez as captain
Mohsin khan the local coach
And hopefully ijaz butt as chairman

 

[Suleiman]

If Hafeez is being considered he will probably win.

Not the worst choice, but he’s a 40 year old man, where’s the forward thinking for the next WC?

Are they gonna play him as a 44 year old buzurgh in India?

Makes me doubt the validity of this report.

 

[CricketDon]

If they appoint him as captain I will stop watching Pakistan cricket.

 

[QalandarFan]

If Hafeez is being considered he will probably win.

Not the worst choice, but he’s a 40 year old man, where’s the forward thinking for the next WC?

Are they gonna play him as a 44 year old buzurgh in India?

Makes me doubt the validity of this report.

Come on man you've followed Pak Cricket for long enough and should know about the shenanigans PCB has pulled in the past this is totally possible with PCB.

 

[coy0607]

Yes to Hafeez but Imad wouldn't honestly be too bad of a choice. He rescued us from a potentially humiliating defeat and therefore World Cup exit by the hands of Afghanistan, and played well against Bangladesh too. I feel he has temprament and has match awareness and mental strength, and is an underrated player. Give the captaincy to Babar, and I'm afraid it might put too much pressure on the lad.

Other than the Afghan game, Imad really didn't do anything else in the World Cup.

In 5 matches against non-minnow team, he had 0 wickets and 113. Thats a pretty mediocre tournament, certainly not worth of captaincy.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Literally hafeez has no shame.
I want to make top trend on Twitter #Gohomehafeez please help me.

 

[Red Devil]

It's almost certainly going to be Imad if it comes down to these 3 names.

 

[Madplayer]

Haris Sohail is the only Logical choice for Captaincy for the time being.

Apart from fitness, he has every quality. Seasoned campaigner, has been around the team for many years, has performances to back his place in the side.

I know he isnt the ideal choice. But i dont see anyone else other than him as a good option.

 

[Savak]

Imad Wasim looks like he has leadership qualities but I want to see improvement in his bowling. Like Aamir Sohail as chief selector told Afridi if he wants to play for Pakistan he needs to improve his bowling and I would like to see him given more responsibility with the bat. Babar Azam has earned it for me

 

[Square Drive]

Weak source.

 

[moghul]

Misbah, as expected pushing for Hafeez. What a loser.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Well if sarfraz is kicked I won't really mind hafeez being given captaincy for an year and then I think Babar will be ready too.I really hope they kick sarfraz out.

 

[the Great Khan]

Disaster in the making...get ready for major turmoil before the next wc..

 

[Roaring40s]

Why can't they consider Imam? (Babar should be the first choice)

Agree he was selected on dodgy grounds.

But has more than made up with his consistent performances.

Once upon a time, India selected a batman with only OK-ish domestic form for tests.

His selection was controversial. Considered a quota selection. (Pakistan: Parchee - 90's India:Quota)

He did well for a few years and then made captain. A captain who transformed Indian cricket forever.

We know him as Saurav Ganguly.

 

[ARK Rafay]

No sane board will select Hafeez as player, let alone captain.

 

[Loralai]

Abdur Rahman the Peshawar coach?

He's an excellent candidate. I would have him as coach rather than as Chief Selector though.

 

[Loralai]

Imam should be one day captain and Shan Masood test skipper. Not great choices but what else do we have?

 

[shah_1]

Abdur Rahman the Peshawar coach?

Yes

 

[Asif321]

lol hafeez as captain would be worst decision made in history of crickey

 

[Majid Khan]

No sane board will select Hafeez as player, let alone captain.

And there lies the root of the problem, these ‘people’ who run Pakistan cricket select players like Hafeez despite their mediocre first class records while neglecting players like Haris Sohail and Fawad Alam who averaged 50+ in first class cricket, keep giving him chance after chance at the international level despite failures repeatedly against top teams and tough situations throughout his 15 year career, they allowed him to play more World Cups and World T20s then the total number of 50s he’s scored in innings in ICC tournaments, and now these smart people think Hafeez will make a good captain at the age of 38 to build a future Pakistan team for the next World Cup.

Good luck to Pakistan cricket if this is the vision these ‘smart’ people running the game in the country have.

 

[Zeeraq]

Is this some kind of joke? Hafeez who was giving catching practice to part-timers in the World Cup is being considered to lead Pakistan.

 

[topspin]

If the report is true, I strongly suspect Misbah is routing for Hafeez to be the next leader in the side. Appointing him as a committee member was always a mistake.

 

[the Great Khan]

the whole idea of changing the captain at this stage is a stupid idea especially when we do not have a ready made replacement.

This idiocy will lead to major disaster and a merry go round , which will eventually lead to groupings and other bakwaas.

Sarfraz will have a team of youngsters and he will probably be the senior most player in the team. Why replace him with a) our best batsman who has just started to show his potential, b) a pseudo allrounder who always looks like he's unfit and cant play tests, and can barely play ODI's, c) a forty year old who should have retired after the world cup.

And dont give me this nonsense about haris being cuptaany material, cmon..

This is stupidity of the highest order. Our best cricket has been played when the cuptaany isnt an issue e.g Misbah in tests and Imran before that.

Sarfi may not be the kiddies cup of tea but we must be brave and stick with him. We dont have a morgan type player who is an automatic selection in our ODI sides and who is a senior player too...

My proposal:

Keep sarfraz in all formats until the end of the t20 world cup. Then give the T20 cuptaany to another candidate but only if this individual appears..otherwise continue with sarfi and groom somebody.

We have a test championship to deal with, a wt20 also..we cant give the cuptaany to a green horn now..

 

[Bewal Express]

Hafeez should not be in any team, Imad is a T20 player and Babar is the only genuine candidate.

 

[Hasan123]

He's 30 right now, he'll be 34 by 2023, I definitely think he has enough in the tank to at least play until then.

His fitness is not great and he has a dodgy knee. It's not worth the risk.

 

[Sami92]

I think Pakistan should rather stick with Sarfaraz Ahmed.

 

[Shafi]

So Sarfraz will be a scapegoat.
Same old stories again and again after every World Cup. I think PCB must be very please to be no. 5 backed by some victim mentality not to enter in semi.
There will be a minor changes just for eyewash I guess and will continue for next World Cup. Some reports even mention Azhar Ali as potential ODI captain.
Hopefully Hafeez's fitness will not last not more than 2.5 years otherwise it will create lots of criticism from every angle.
By changing actually it will be worst if Mohsin Khan as a selector, Latif/ Waqar as coach and other desi vai in the coaching set up. We may see our team playing for the qualifier.

 

[JibranAnsari]

So the merry go round begins.


Imad wasim is not a sure starter in every game , how could he be the captain.

Instead of kicking hafeez out of the team for his poor performance in the world cup the pcb are thinking of rewarding him , PCB needs to think about the next world cup and dump the players who can not be part of the next world cup.

Sarfraz ahmed was one of the poorest wicket keeper batsman in the world cup and needs to be sacked from the odi team at least.

In my opinion Imam ul haq can be a very good choice as a captain in long term.

 

[Madplayer]

So the merry go round begins.


Imad wasim is not a sure starter in every game , how could he be the captain.

Instead of kicking hafeez out of the team for his poor performance in the world cup the pcb are thinking of rewarding him , PCB needs to think about the next world cup and dump the players who can not be part of the next world cup.

Sarfraz ahmed was one of the poorest wicket keeper batsman in the world cup and needs to be sacked from the odi team at least.

In my opinion Imam ul haq can be a very good choice as a captain in long term.

Imad can only be captain if he improves his batting and starts batting at 5. Otherwise he doesnt offer enough as a player to be captain.

Haris should be seriously considered if they are hell bent on removing Sarfaraz.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Imad can only be captain if he improves his batting and starts batting at 5. Otherwise he doesnt offer enough as a player to be captain.

Haris should be seriously considered if they are hell bent on removing Sarfaraz.

Haris's fitness is a big concern and unless he can remain fit for one more year he should not be considered for captaincy. IMO pakistan should think long term and appoint a captain who is around 25 , haris is already on the other side of 30.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Though appointing young captains hasnt really worked for pakistan as in case of shoaib malik and salman butt but it is time that it changed.

 

[Madplayer]

Haris's fitness is a big concern and unless he can remain fit for one more year he should not be considered for captaincy. IMO pakistan should think long term and appoint a captain who is around 25 , haris is already on the other side of 30.

Only Babar is around 25 who looks captaincy material of any sorts and i am not sure if he is ready yet for the role. He has just started to perform under pressure. Haris' fitness is a big concern but captain should be one the first names on team sheet as a player alone. Apart from Babar and Haris, there is no one else.

 

[hadi123]

Does Hafeez have no shame?

 

[IMMY69]

I see only two realistic candidates, Babar or Imad.

 

[Shafi]

Don't think Hafeez will play under Babar?

 

[moghul]

Does Hafeez have no shame?

Obviously not.

 

[Shafi]

None of our players should play more than 2 formats if PCB really wants to get 100% from our players.

ODI And t20----Amir Captain, Babar Nice Captain
Test--- Haris Sohail Captain, Abbas Vice captain

 

[Brainy sturdy]

Come on guys chill, the news can't be true. Hafeez would be rather forced to step down. Now regarding the question, who should be the next captain? It might sound unacceptable to majority of fans here but I'd still go with my point. Babar Azam is by no means a leader, he is a sober guy like Sachin so it's better to let him concentrate on his batting. Imad Wasim isn't an genuine allrounder and making him captain will hinder the teams progress. Now we are left with Imam, no matter how much you dislike him but you need to accept that he has a rock solid temprament , absorbs pressure well. Given the capataincy options we have, Imam seems to have and advantage over others.

 

[the Great Khan]

None of our players should play more than 2 formats if PCB really wants to get 100% from our players.

ODI And t20----Amir Captain, Babar Nice Captain
Test--- Haris Sohail Captain, Abbas Vice captain

say goodbye to pakistan cricket if any of your proposals are accepted..Captaincy isnt a joke in cricket..
this merry go round must stop..we must acknolwedge we have no real surefire candidate who has shown real captaincy skills yet..Babar is timid and quiet. Imad looks unfit and is not a straight selection in any squad. haris has fitness issues and doesnt seem to have captained much anywhere.

So who have you got left? Your all doing the same bakwaas we hear every month on PP.."change cuptaan..ve play bad, change cuptaan..chulo chulo sub theek hay..."

It will prove to be a disaster of epic proportions..then PP will be full of wiseguys saying "change cuptaan again.."

 

[Khan12]

say goodbye to pakistan cricket if any of your proposals are accepted..Captaincy isnt a joke in cricket..
this merry go round must stop..we must acknolwedge we have no real surefire candidate who has shown real captaincy skills yet..Babar is timid and quiet. Imad looks unfit and is not a straight selection in any squad. haris has fitness issues and doesnt seem to have captained much anywhere.

So who have you got left? Your all doing the same bakwaas we hear every month on PP.."change cuptaan..ve play bad, change cuptaan..chulo chulo sub theek hay..."

It will prove to be a disaster of epic proportions..then PP will be full of wiseguys saying "change cuptaan again.."

Lets stick with sarfraz who won us everything. Rizwan is a better batsmen and keeper then him. You talk about imad and haris fitness, but fail to understand sarfraz is not any better.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Lets just get the basics right first..
1. Ask Hafeez to retire or dont pick him again.
2. Remove Sarfaraz from captaincy.
3. Drop Hasan Ali for at least 6 months.
4. Ask Haris Sohail to improve his fitness.
5. Captaincy? Ive no idea, dont see anyone capable.

for the test side definitely sarfraz doesnt merit a selection for captaincy..
Give it to Azhar ali or Haris Sohail for the tests..

for the ODIs at the moment there is only Imad , Babar and Amir.. I would go with Imad as captain for ODIs and Babar as vice captain for both ODI and tests..

 

[the Great Khan]

Lets stick with sarfraz who won us everything. Rizwan is a better batsmen and keeper then him. You talk about imad and haris fitness, but fail to understand sarfraz is not any better.

abay rizwan had a purple patch and thats it..there is zero guarantee he will continue his form. Sarfraz is a better captain than all of the above you and your so called expert buddies have mentioned.

Sarfi may not be perfect but wait till you get what you wish for..then dont come crying on this forum..I rememeber people like you on this forum after the 2007 wc..ukul thikaanay aa gay thi after three to four years of disaster..

 

[Khan12]

abay rizwan had a purple patch and thats it..there is zero guarantee he will continue his form. Sarfraz is a better captain than all of the above you and your so called expert buddies have mentioned.

Sarfi may not be perfect but wait till you get what you wish for..then dont come crying on this forum..I rememeber people like you on this forum after the 2007 wc..ukul thikaanay aa gay thi after three to four years of disaster..

What a load of rubbish I joined this forum in 2015 and only found out about it in 2014. So there goes your lie, unless you have mistaken me for another poster. Doesn't matter if there is guarantee or not he deserves to play ahead of sarfraz at the moment. So you are telling me Sarfraz should play as a specialist captain then why not call imran back since he knows how to captain.