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unfortunately you maybe right thereAs a captain and as a cricketing mind I completely agree with you.
But my issue is purely that he doesnt get into our team on merit (neither do others like Nasim and Afridi but thats a different argument) and age isnt on his side.
Its a shame but in Malik and Azhar Mahmood we have 2 very fine all rounders who have been unfulfilled talents. Unfortunately we cant turn back the clock.
I wish he was 4-5 years younger. would have been perfect captain for shorter formats. and now that we have captains appointed it would be unfair to discard Azhar without giving him a run.
in his first stint he was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Razzaq, Akhtar, Yousuf and maybe Afridi hated the fact that he was appointed over them and never accepted him as captain and always underminded him. Then ICL exodus didn't help either.
but he would have been perfect with a young team like we have now.
that's why my suggestion post WC was:
appoint Malik as t20 and odi captain till 2016 wt20 (he has always done well in t20. even the one off t20 match he captained the Aus tour in 2010 it felt like a different team was playing). At the same time appoint Sarfaraz or Azhar (though his age makes him an unattractive option) as captain in ALL formats. Then after 2016 wt20 review Malik's position as captain and if the need to sack arises then promote the VC. Misbah would be retiring around same time too so the transition would have been smooth.
I see no reason but emotional reasons to keep Afridi as t20 captain