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When Misbah ul Haq retired, we were promised the messiah would take us to unforeseen heights and glory we couldn't imagine in our wildest dreams.

Soon after we lost our unbeaten streak in the UAE and suffered humiliating results to Lanka and NZ of all teams - both are basically minnow level if you take out a few players but there is simply no excuse for. To put things into perspective we have won just 2 series out of 6 since 2017, one of those was a one off game against Ireland and the other over Australia who are the second coming of Kenya in asian conditions - it was shocking how we only won just one game.

Soon after we would become a mid-ranked ODI and Test team.

The World Cup was not out of question for Pakistan, all that came into it was NRR; so many ifs and buts but Pakistan should have made the semi-final very easily largely thanks to the wonderful support from the UK fans who create a home like atmosphere. Sarfraz gets a pass on the basis of expectations being low ? I don't believe so, all our planning and prep led to this tournament and a WC win should have made up for our shocking defeats in the UAE, I thought it was almost like a Trevor Baylis / Morgon situation where we don't care about the Tests as much as ODI's / the WC.

Sarfraz is god awful condition for a pro sportsman, standards in cricket are higher then ever before and he is a damn keeper and captain of his country.

There is talk for this man to continue as captain, I thought it would be important to remind you all of the damage he has caused so far - why is that many are persistent we pertain him despite the disgraceful performances he has led for his country and cheated on several occasions ?

I also question his upbringing , mentality and overall appraoch ; he has been hoping for a prayer / miracle above putting in a hard shift, what happened to the gritty Pakistani leaders who had a strong work ethic, excellent foundations, decent education and a very positive / realist attitude.

Sarfraz is arguably the worst captain in Pakistan's history also because the talent pool is not as bad as we think, the leadership has cheated the country!
 
Guy won you 2 ICC trophies. Quit sipping on that hateorade. Letsnot forget that when he took over the test team some legends also retired .
 
from_da_lost_dim3nsion said:
Guy won you 2 ICC trophies. Quit sipping on that hateorade. Letsnot forget that when he took over the test team some legends also retired .
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Besides the 2017 CT fluke, what else was there ?

The legends were allegedly a cancer in the team and Sarfraz was meant to inspire a golden generation because of his captaincy credentials

You are ignoring how god awful we have been in Tests how can that be remotely defended and the WC failure stands out like a sore thumb, no hate just facts
 
Ahh finally a thread devoted to sarfaraz bashing.

I can’t believe this guy has come through grade cricket and even won an U19 WC as captain. For someone who has come through the process he is devoid of class.

Sarfaraz is the epitome of mediocrity and believing in miracles and discarding of processes. He is untalented and disturbs the whole balance of the team. Is it not a fact that Pak only started to win matches in the WC when Sarfaraz started to play lower than no. 5. This captain who cannot stick to a decision about his own batting position. How can he be trusted to make decisions for the whole team.

Sarfaraz has to go. For us, for Babar and for Pak cricket.
 
He was pretty good during his purple patch if 2013-16 but he just isn't fit to be captain anymore.

He's unfit, he's unprofessional, and he doesn't watch his mouth. Poor batsman and even his keeping sometimes isn't the best nowadays. Rizwan has performed s lot better lately.

We need to get a new captaiAn ESPECIALLY for tests.
 
Must be the luckiest captain in the history of the game. TC success, T20 success (international and domestic) and U19 WC success. Is there another captain with such credentials?

This is what Viv Richards (greatest batsmen, a great captain himself) says about him, ““And to be fair, I believe when I see around in Pakistan, I can’t find anyone who can motivate the players and get the best out of the team. Maybe people might think being so close to Sarfraz at Quetta Gladiators, I am being biased but when I do really think then I feel there is no other guy than Sarfraz.”
 
Totally agree with you. Sarfaraz as captain is the biggest conspiracy in the history of our cricket. I won’t go into detail but we really need to up our standards and plan to be one of the best.

For that to happen Sarfaraz must go as captain and as a player from all formats. I don’t care if it means we will loose a lot in the next 2 years, I am just thinking ahead.
 
Compared to Misbah, sarfraz is nothing. Misbah was such a good captain, I miss him so much!
 
The CT’17 was the downfall for Sarfraz.

Unfortunately after that he thought he had conquered the world and there were no signs of improvement.

His fitness deteriorated whilst his batting went downhill.

With the jerry on the cake’s top being his mind boggling captaincy during some matches.
 
shaz619 said:
Besides the 2017 CT fluke, what else was there ?

The legends were allegedly a cancer in the team and Sarfraz was meant to inspire a golden generation because of his captaincy credentials

You are ignoring how god awful we have been in Tests how can that be remotely defended and the WC failure stands out like a sore thumb, no hate just facts
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I do feel that his time is up as a Test captain but there is no better person than Sarfaraz who knows his players inside out when it comes to LOI's.
 
Never mind his poor batting and average keeping, Sarfaraz has cheated Pakistan by piling in the pounds, not worked on his speaking skills and mannerism. We have been represented awfully on a global stage.
 
I would give him another year without hafeez and malik.

He will now have the opportunity to bat at no.5

He did sacrifice his best suitable batting position to the seniors which was his biggest mistake as a captain apart from going easy on fitness.

1 more year, lets see if he is serious about being captain or not and then decide is the best way to go at the moment i believe.. his performances with the bat are somehow got hampered by the malik hafeez senior clout.
 
ask_analyse_act said:
I would give him another year without hafeez and malik.

He will now have the opportunity to bat at no.5

He did sacrifice his best suitable batting position to the seniors which was his biggest mistake as a captain apart from going easy on fitness.

1 more year, lets see if he is serious about being captain or not and then decide is the best way to go at the moment i believe.. his performances with the bat are somehow got hampered by the malik hafeez senior clout.
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He did score 97 against England recently whilst batting at five if I’m not wrong.
 
shaz619 said:
I also question his upbringing , mentality and overall appraoch ; he has been hoping for a prayer / miracle above putting in a hard shift, what happened to the gritty Pakistani leaders who had a strong work ethic, excellent foundations, decent education and a very positive / realist attitude.

Sarfraz is arguably the worst captain in Pakistan's history also because the talent pool is not as bad as we think, the leadership has cheated the country!
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Sarfaraz cheating? Exactly how so?? If anything Sarfaraz has been an excellent mentor and positive role model for his players mainly because of his adherence to strong principles of honesty, strong ethics and humility which guide him throughout his career.
If you recall when the Green Shirts were facing difficult losses during ICC WORLD CUP 2019, it was Sarfaraz who rounded up his team sidelining the selector, coaches and management and had a heart to heart talk resulting in a huge psychological boost which contributed to their amazing comeback! Sarfaraz told his team to move forward and get right back out there and win for their nation and for their fans! Only a Captain with leadership skills has the ability to turn team Pakistan around as he did which no other team in this match with the exception of New Zealand and England, was able to accomplish in such a short period of time and especially with the type of intensely heavy pressure and extreme criticism they were facing at the time.

BTW, if one carefully watches Sarfaraz’s performance during PSL, one would be highly impressed since the ICC was not reflective of his normal performance mainly due to some external politics taking place during the Pakistan ICC World Cup matches. He’s only human after all, and you certainly aren’t in the loop and privy to was going on internally with his team when they were losing as they were. One should respect him for all that he’s accomplished as an outstanding wicketkeeper and batsmen. Besides his education or personal life should not be criticized by someone with very limited knowledge about him unless he’s doing something morally wrong or illegal which he has no history of.

So if you need to be critical of Sarfaraz be specific re his performance/ technique and do so fairly when you have all the facts in front of you which from your criticism of him here doesn’t seem to be the case.
 
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Worst Captain, let’s not forget Azhar Ali the guy couldn’t win any game, oh yes let’s not forget Misbah what was his record in ODI and oh oh what abou Shahid Afridi the guy was so hungry to win he try to eat the ball that too on the field. what about shohaib Malik the politician, he still thinks he is 16, and yes Younis Khan he win us the t20 but couldn’t resist keep reminding us and yes that catch against NewZealand how can some one forget it, oh yeah the great Inzi couldn’t keep his players in check 2 players got banned. I can keep going if you guys want:yk:moyo2:inzi2
 
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Sarfraz was not a bad captain 2-3 years ago but he currently doesn't have the same old spirit. He lost his confidence a bit most likely.
 
Chasing_The_Dream said:
Sarfaraz cheating? Exactly how so?? If anything Sarfaraz has been an excellent mentor and positive role model for his players mainly because of his adherence to strong principles of honesty, strong ethics and humility which guide him throughout his career.
If you recall when the Green Shirts were facing difficult losses during ICC WORLD CUP 2019, it was Sarfaraz who rounded up his team sidelining the selector, coaches and management and had a heart to heart talk resulting in a huge psychological boost which contributed to their amazing comeback! Sarfaraz told his team to move forward and get right back out there and win for their nation and for their fans! Only a Captain with leadership skills has the ability to turn team Pakistan around as he did which no other team in this match with the exception of New Zealand and England, was able to accomplish in such a short period of time and especially with the type of intensely heavy pressure and extreme criticism they were facing at the time.

BTW, if one carefully watches Sarfaraz’s performance during PSL, one would be highly impressed since the ICC was not reflective of his normal performance mainly due to some external politics taking place during the Pakistan ICC World Cup matches. He’s only human after all, and you certainly aren’t in the loop and privy to was going on internally with his team when they were losing as they were. One should respect him for all that he’s accomplished as an outstanding wicketkeeper and batsmen. Besides his education or personal life should not be criticized by someone with very limited knowledge about him unless he’s doing something morally wrong or illegal which he has no history of.

So if you need to be critical of Sarfaraz be specific re his performance/ technique and do so fairly when you have all the facts in front of you which from your criticism of him here doesn’t seem to be the case.
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Afridi was a good odi captain, he led us to the semis in the 2011 world cup. We also beat a good NZ team IN NZ 3-2 in 2010/11.
 
Sorry I meant to reply and quote [MENTION=141314]Oneking[/MENTION] 's comment. Look at my post above
 
I don't know if he is the worse but he has to go also those saying that we won two ICC tournaments it was due to his captaincy but the players performing well maybe he was good at motivating players but some of his bowling changes and tactics were crazy
 
What? Did you start watching cricket yesterday?

I know what we should do let's replace sarfi with erm haris sohail..and then watch comedy level fun insue.

This is not football where you guys start moaning to replace a manager after a few losses.

He has a young team and I can't think of anyone better to lead this side. And if anyone thinks a tournament win is a fluke then they need their head examined.
 
I too think Sarfraz should not be captain and have thought so for a long time but the test predicament can not be solely his fault. It was always going to be difficult to replace Khan and Misbah, their two successors Ali and Shafiq just happened to be 30+ also and the wrong side of their primes.

It is up to the PCB to groom First Class cricketers and ensure they make it into the test squad, not Sarfraz.

The only real issue I have with him, aside from his wild behaviour at times, is two-fold - A) he does not deserve a place in the side and B) he is too tactically obtuse and unable to anticipate what can happen in a game.
 
Champion Trophy and Under 19 WC are not something that every captains can win you easily. Try Afridi, Misbah, Malik, Inzimam, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younus and they all failed.

Only Sarfraz as captain gelled the team well into beater and got us two ICC tournaments from the four ICC tournaments Pakistan has won so far.

Champion Trophy is not fluke since the only loss we had did decimate India wide apart in final. WC 92 was fluke and saved by rain. To this day, Imran Khan Khan is remembered as heroes.
 
Keeping, batting and captaining in all formats was always going to be a tough burden and so it's proven to be. Don't know how Dhoni pulled it off all those years.

It's clear he cannot juggle all three right now - his batting form has nosedived.

I'd say it's the Test format where we need a change as the longer the format, the worse his captaincy becomes.
 
shaz619 said:
When Misbah ul Haq retired, we were promised the messiah would take us to unforeseen heights and glory we couldn't imagine in our wildest dreams.

Soon after we lost our unbeaten streak in the UAE and suffered humiliating results to Lanka and NZ of all teams - both are basically minnow level if you take out a few players but there is simply no excuse for. To put things into perspective we have won just 2 series out of 6 since 2017, one of those was a one off game against Ireland and the other over Australia who are the second coming of Kenya in asian conditions - it was shocking how we only won just one game.

Soon after we would become a mid-ranked ODI and Test team.

The World Cup was not out of question for Pakistan, all that came into it was NRR; so many ifs and buts but Pakistan should have made the semi-final very easily largely thanks to the wonderful support from the UK fans who create a home like atmosphere. Sarfraz gets a pass on the basis of expectations being low ? I don't believe so, all our planning and prep led to this tournament and a WC win should have made up for our shocking defeats in the UAE, I thought it was almost like a Trevor Baylis / Morgon situation where we don't care about the Tests as much as ODI's / the WC.

Sarfraz is god awful condition for a pro sportsman, standards in cricket are higher then ever before and he is a damn keeper and captain of his country.

There is talk for this man to continue as captain, I thought it would be important to remind you all of the damage he has caused so far - why is that many are persistent we pertain him despite the disgraceful performances he has led for his country and cheated on several occasions ?

I also question his upbringing , mentality and overall appraoch ; he has been hoping for a prayer / miracle above putting in a hard shift, what happened to the gritty Pakistani leaders who had a strong work ethic, excellent foundations, decent education and a very positive / realist attitude.

Sarfraz is arguably the worst captain in Pakistan's history also because the talent pool is not as bad as we think, the leadership has cheated the country!
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Clearly, the OP has not seen the Mohammad Yousaf Captaincy era.

He had spent a lot of time undermining other captains (like Younus Khan), so that he could become captain. when he became captain His team had a strong bowling cast, The Likes Asif, Amir, Gul, Kaneria, Ajmal and yet he kept the most ridiculusly defensive fields I ever saw.

Only a captain like him could lose a game after bowling out australia for 128, and and pile up a 200 run lead and then go on to lose the game ( with help from kamran akmal)

And then there is the Salman Butt Captaincy stint. We know how that went.

So, no Sarfraz Ahmed is far from being the worst captain in pakistan history. Yet I think maybe he should be relieved from captaincy (from tests only) i think his odi captaincy was good in the world cup. Maybe Shan Masood should be captain of the test side.
 
Safrfraz the test captain -Yes.

Sarfraz The limited overs captain -No
 
Mueez said:
The CT’17 was the downfall for Sarfraz.

Unfortunately after that he thought he had conquered the world and there were no signs of improvement.

His fitness deteriorated whilst his batting went downhill.

With the jerry on the cake’s top being his mind boggling captaincy during some matches.
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Spot on.

He became complacent and was living on past glory. It was at this point when he began to look quite chubby, which is a reflection of his decline in batting, diet and fitness. Even Hasan Ali outperformed him with the bat in 2018.
 
If we consider all leaders who have had a minimum one year stint - Waqar Younis and Misbah are our worst ODI captains. It comes to no surprise when we had these two as Head Coach and Skipper (respectively) for the 2011-2015 one-day side, it was always going to end in tears. Consequently the team finished 9th in ODIs and was in danger of missing out on the 2017 CT (contested by the top eight sides).

As much as I despise Sarfraz in ODIs, the above shows we've had much darker days.
 
As for test matches concerned, if you were to give Sarfraz an ATG player against spin (Younis Khan) and the Saeed Ajmal's overs of chucking, his test captaincy record in UAE wouldn't be much different to Misbah's I would say.

Yes Sarfraz is tactically inept, but he does lack a team of quality batsmen against spin and is heavily reliant on Yasir Shah.
 
He hasn't done well in Tests and maybe, the reigns should have been given to Azhar because he was more suited to the longer format.

However, compared to misbah in LOI - Sarfraz is leagues ahead!!

Sarfraz has done a reasonable job in ODI's and should be backed a bit more, but in T20's he has been phenomenal and there should be no doubts about him in T20's.
 
It’s funny how posters are missing the point.

Sarfaraz has to justify his place in the team first as a keeper batsman. Only then he can think about captaining it.
 
Markhor said:
Keeping, batting and captaining in all formats was always going to be a tough burden and so it's proven to be. Don't know how Dhoni pulled it off all those years.

It's clear he cannot juggle all three right now - his batting form has nosedived.

I'd say it's the Test format where we need a change as the longer the format, the worse his captaincy becomes.
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I showed example of dhoni when sarfraz was named test captain... one of the best LOI captain (Mr. Dhoni) failed to achieve similar stints in the tests especially the away ones...
 
He’s not gonna resign himself as he doesn’t have that decency. Should be booted out.

People are stuck up on his 97 which was a rare good innings from him, albeit in a losing cause, as if one innings is enough to balance a career of non-performance.
 
On the contrary - he is among the best. CT17, U19WC, T20 record all prove that, even the performance in the WC19 is far above expectations.

Blaming Sarfraz for everything wrong with Pakistan cricket is just whats easy to do. All previous captain have gotten harsh criticism through this - Misbah, Younis, Malik, Inzamam, Waqar, Wasim, even IK...

If you really want to see a horrible captain, just look at Azhar Ali's brief tenure
 
Today:

1. Shouting at Naseem Shah for bowling so well. Even Danny and Waqar pointed it out - why are you abusing and shouting at Naseem when he's bowling FAST and so well?

2. Scolding Hasnain in the 16th over. For bowling fast and accurate.
 
HappyWarsFan said:
Keep this gully cricketers away from the team.
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Can't imagine what the players go through in his presence and excessive shouting.

Specially young guys - when Sarfraz is constantly abusing and shouting at them. Massive dent in confidence.

They need to be backed. That's what Danny and Waqar said.
 
The sad part is he's afraid to say anything to a foreign player for bowling poorly
 
Yes. The most successful PSL captain and the guy that got Pakistan the Champions trophy and the number 1 T20 position is the worst captain in history. I agree that he needs to control his emotions a little, but please don't make stupid threads. Kholis behavior is not any better in the field either is he the worst captain for India now.
 
Yati said:
Yes. The most successful PSL captain and the guy that got Pakistan the Champions trophy and the number 1 T20 position is the worst captain in history. I agree that he needs to control his emotions a little, but please don't make stupid threads. Kholis behavior is not any better in the field either is he the worst captain for India now.
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CT 17 was a fluke. Number 1 T20 rank from minnow bashing and beating teams who didn't care and were testing new players doesn't mean much. In where it mattered, test cricket, sarfraz failed miserably, losing HOME SERIES TO NZ AND SL, after Misbah had made a legacy of not losing at home.
 
the fact that he grown so fat after becoming national captain in all formats despite being wk was enough to make me lose respect for him. His batting was terrible and he was hiding behind some really pathetic excuses. He was one of those players that got more respect then they deserved.
 
HappyWarsFan said:
CT 17 was a fluke. Number 1 T20 rank from minnow bashing and beating teams who didn't care and were testing new players doesn't mean much. In where it mattered, test cricket, sarfraz failed miserably, losing HOME SERIES TO NZ AND SL, after Misbah had made a legacy of not losing at home.
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Okay He's still not the worst captain. Azhar and Hafeez were far worst.
 
Don't know why people have to resort to over-exaggeration to try and prove whatever point they are making.

Sarfaraz might not be an extremely good captain.

He is still not as bad as some of our previous captains e.g Mohammad Yousuf, Shahid Afridi, Azhar Ali etc
 
Down2Earth said:
The sad part is he's afraid to say anything to a foreign player for bowling poorly
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EXACTLY THIS. :))) :))) :))) :)))

:))

He's like that bheegi billi against all the foreigners. Didn't say a word to Cutting.

I didn't see him abusing Nawaz/Anwar either.

It's mostly the youngsters he targets.
 
Arham_PakFan said:
Don't know why people have to resort to over-exaggeration to try and prove whatever point they are making.

Sarfaraz might not be an extremely good captain.

He is still not as bad as some of our previous captains e.g Mohammad Yousuf, Shahid Afridi, Azhar Ali etc
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Afridi was way better. Lead us to a pretty good WC 2011 performance and we won ODI series vs NZ in NZ.
 
Not really. Yousuf, Afridi, Misbah, Azhar all were easily worse than Sarfraz.

He won Pakistan ICC trophy and helped changing the team's atmosphere and mentality after the hopeless state that Misbah and his ******* Azhar left us in.

You can criticize him for his attitude now but in comparison to mediocre Misbah this guy was the Messiah.

His time is done now due to his own doing.
 
HappyWarsFan said:
Sarfraz LOST HOME TEST SERIES TO NZ AND SL. Yousuf was bad but at least he drew 1-1 to NZ with the likes of Taylor, Vettori, Bond , in NZ.
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And he won the ct17 with arguably one of our worst odi teams, if you want to call the whole champions trophy a fluke then winning 1 test match in NZ can also be labelled.
 
silentkiller187 said:
And he won the ct17 with arguably one of our worst odi teams, if you want to call the whole champions trophy a fluke then winning 1 test match in NZ can also be labelled.
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It wasnt him, it was the bowlers. Ita pretty clear now that he is an avg captain and man manager.

His attitude towards young players and fitness is a joke.

The fact that hes yelling in a domestic t20 competition shows his ignorance.

Making himself look like a fool infront of everyone
 
Sir-fraz said:
It wasnt him, it was the bowlers. Ita pretty clear now that he is an avg captain and man manager.

His attitude towards young players and fitness is a joke.

The fact that hes yelling in a domestic t20 competition shows his ignorance.

Making himself look like a fool infront of everyone
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Very true.

His constant shouting is extremely cringeworthy - which is almost always directed at youngsters or local players.
 
Sir-fraz said:
It wasnt him, it was the bowlers. Ita pretty clear now that he is an avg captain and man manager.

His attitude towards young players and fitness is a joke.

The fact that hes yelling in a domestic t20 competition shows his ignorance.

Making himself look like a fool infront of everyone
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So when he does it, it is because ofn the players but when boom boom, azhar ali, mohammed yusuf are questioned then it is because of their tactics?
 
Hun das

Hes the best PSL captain
His team in PSL is pretty much the most successful
He was the most successful t20 captain for Pakistan of all time
Won us CT while our team barely qualified for CT
Not saying hes amazing but to blame him alone for pakistans woes post CT is pretty dumb. We have to accept the reality that Pakistan is a mediocre team and even a captain like dhoni wouldn't be able to do much let alone saifi.
Saifi is still best loi captain in Pakistan though imo.
 
Minnowbasher said:
Hun das

Hes the best PSL captain
His team in PSL is pretty much the most successful
He was the most successful t20 captain for Pakistan of all time
Won us CT while our team barely qualified for CT
Not saying hes amazing but to blame him alone for pakistans woes post CT is pretty dumb. We have to accept the reality that Pakistan is a mediocre team and even a captain like dhoni wouldn't be able to do much let alone saifi.
Saifi is still best loi captain in Pakistan though imo.
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Exactly this, no one is claiming him to be the best captain, but to call him the worst is disrespectful.
 
Seeing him trying to hit big and hard makes me cringe. If only he could see his batting from his own captaincy eyes
 
I’ve noticed that Sarfraz is not good at being a defensive captain. That’s why he failed in test cricket. He always wants action and aggressive play. That can backfire at times and you need to control things also.

He basically let the game slide out I hands today.

All he had to do is control boundaries and bowl tight and wickets would have come.
 
His man management is average with behaviour issues , he might be good tactically but ruins it with it outbursts at the youngsters.
Would not appoint him as my franchise's captain.
 
You can tell a lot about a person from their views on Sarfaraz. Far from the worst captain.
 
To me, it shows how much Pakistan live and die by their bowling. When they were bowling well, bowling oppositions out, they were smashing teams, winning T20 series vs everybody, won the Championship Trophy and Sarfraz looked like a genius as a result. When the bowlers started bowling poorly and went through some regression, the opposite happened and now Sarfraz is to blame for everything apparently.

Out of those extremes, he was somewhere in the middle. A decent captain with fading batting skills because he is just too old and he played non-stop cricket in all formats for numerous years as a wicket-keeper. That's a ton of wear and tear on the body.

Still think Sarfraz may make a comeback in T20's as Rizwan just doesn't seem suited for the format. Don't think it happens for ODI's or Tests though.
 
Sarfraz has won a silverware though.

You can call him anything you like but he won Pakistan a title.
 
Still have the feeling he's probably our best choice as LOI captain. Sometimes people just have a knack for it, he has the best record in terms of wins I believe in PSL, won a CT, decent World cup showing and had a spell at no.1 in T20s. That's quite a bit better than what we achieved under Misbah or Azhar even though they had worse players to their disposal. I wonder what he could still achieve with his fitness back and allowed to focus on just LOI.

His biggest issues were losing fitness, and often demoted himself to much down the order, acting more as a captain than a player. Yeah maybe he looks a bit strange captaining, people complain he shouts too much, but it seems to work, you can just see over the PSL seasons, Sarfraz was the guy with the biggest presence out of the captains, carrying his team through. I don't think Quetta would have enjoyed the success they have without him.
 
Rubbish captain and rubbish player. Whoever rates this guy as a captain is clueless.
 
ads101 said:
Still have the feeling he's probably our best choice as LOI captain. Sometimes people just have a knack for it, he has the best record in terms of wins I believe in PSL, won a CT, decent World cup showing and had a spell at no.1 in T20s. That's quite a bit better than what we achieved under Misbah or Azhar even though they had worse players to their disposal. I wonder what he could still achieve with his fitness back and allowed to focus on just LOI.

His biggest issues were losing fitness, and often demoted himself to much down the order, acting more as a captain than a player. Yeah maybe he looks a bit strange captaining, people complain he shouts too much, but it seems to work, you can just see over the PSL seasons, Sarfraz was the guy with the biggest presence out of the captains, carrying his team through. I don't think Quetta would have enjoyed the success they have without him.
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Spot on!
 
how many captains from pakistan have won a world title?

he is a good short format captain but a poor test captain
 
tyron_woodley said:
how many captains from pakistan have won a world title?

he is a good short format captain but a poor test captain
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How many captains of India have won world title? On that logic Dhoni should be back as India’s LOI skipper as Virat is yet to win a world title. On the other Babar is Pak’s LOI captain and has just captained Pak in two T20 series as of now and has just started his captaincy tenure.

By your logic Dhoni’s is more entitled after seeing Virat’s inability to win a world tournament.
 
Titan24 said:
How many captains of India have won world title? On that logic Dhoni should be back as India’s LOI skipper as Virat is yet to win a world title. On the other Babar is Pak’s LOI captain and has just captained Pak in two T20 series as of now and has just started his captaincy tenure.

By your logic Dhoni’s is more entitled after seeing Virat’s inability to win a world tournament.
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virat will probably win in 2023 though. dhoni was India's greatest odi captain I believe. Dhoni retired anyway?

the kohli is a horrible captain in odi. Even in tests he always picks the wrong combination. Unless it's the selectors fault which could be the case given how much of a role nepotism/favouritism plays in India.

Kohli cost india world cup title in 2019. I would take sarfraz over kohli anyday in odi as my captain.
 
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