JibranAnsari
ODI Captain
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2010
- Runs
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Pakistan have two options , Sarfraz or Azhar.
Though
has expressed his desire to captain pakistan in tests but I don't think its going to happen.
Though

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Azhar Ali, is a no no for me, too textbook for my liking, poor in ODI's as well. Sarfraz needs to take over as a one day captain, test future looks bleak im afraid unless they think outside the box. (wahab riaz, Muhammed Amir(dont all jump on me just a suggestion)
Azhar Ali at least commands a spot in the odi side. Sarfaraz still has to earn it.
Tbh Sarfaraz has to earn a spot in both the odi and t20 side. Not that he doesnt have the potential.
well he was the top score in recent asia cup t20
i dont know why u have so much hatred for sir-faraz
Azhar Ali at least commands a spot in the odi side. Sarfaraz still has to earn it.
Tbh Sarfaraz has to earn a spot in both the odi and t20 side. Not that he doesnt have the potential.
That's one of the problem, when you make a guy Captain that is either marginally in the side or forced in to the side... To me both of them are forced into the side, they are really test only players, not versatile enough to play limited overs... Making them Captain is taking team back to 1980s style once again![]()
didnt u say he has to earn a place in t20 side ?i have aboslutely zero hatred for sarfaraz. i have hatred for extremist mentality. we finally get rid of the clown captain and all of a sudden oh Sarfi is the answer for everything.
these experts will be gone without a trace when/if he falls.
didnt u say he has to earn a place in t20 side ?
i was answering ur that question
didnt u say he has to earn a place in t20 side ?
i was answering ur that question
yeah, so he needs to continue with that...its one tournament.
having said that, people should counter that his captaincy was apparently quite courageous in the PSL - not that I followed the tournament.
I hope Misbah continues to captain for the tour of England, but if for some reason he doesn't, then I would suggest Younis Khan.
The tour is a high-pressure tour, with lots of media scrutiny also and Pakistan will need an experienced campaigner to lead them and not someone who is inexperienced or a newbie when it comes to Test captaincy.
I am someone who wants Azhar Ali to be given a long run.
I don't want Younus Khan to be given any role in our cricket. I just hope he manages to get 10K runs soon and hangs his boots without any further tantrums.
I have always maintained that Pakistan's odi rot is long term:
inzi and moyo were the last of the great players
then came hafeez, malik, afridi, kamran akmal - ideally they should have been handing over a successful team to a guy ready for the job.
then the wasted investment on umar akmal, ahmed shehzad
and misbah was too conservative a player in a poor batting unit.
in summary, the guys who should have stepped up post inzi/moyo did not, the wasted talented turned out to be that...hence nobody automatically commands a place in the odi side, not even a bowler.
Part of the problem is bits and pieces players are not good role model... Guys like Afridi, Razaq, Malik, Hafeez when become seniors youngsters cannot learn anything from them, player developed in those era would be average at best...
PCB and fans should have invested more in MoYo and YK rather than these guys... Fans are also to be blamed for glorifying Afridi, Razaq, Malik kind of players...
You can also see the Misbah effect, players developed under him are boring with too much tuk tuk and very limited shot range...
I hope Misbah continues to captain for the tour of England, but if for some reason he doesn't, then I would suggest Younis Khan.
The tour is a high-pressure tour, with lots of media scrutiny also and Pakistan will need an experienced campaigner to lead them and not someone who is inexperienced or a newbie when it comes to Test captaincy.
I won't mind Shafiq getting the Test captaincy.
Captaining all three formats while keeping might take its toll on Sarfraz. He's no Dhoni.
I don't care about him in ODIs and T20s, but he's gold for us in Tests when you consider the alternatives.
Unless Azhar turns things around, he's out of the reckoning now.
Hafeez and Younis are too old now, and we won't make a bowler captain. Unless we bring Fawad into the team to replace him as batsman and captain, it's between Sarfraz and Shafiq.
However, if Sarfraz does well as captain, he will be given the Test captaincy as well because looking at the bigger picture and showing vision is not something that happens in PCB HQs.
Afridi groomed Shehzad and you can see the result [emoji16]I really wouldn't want Sarfraz to have a lot of burden on him by being the captain but Misbah should've groomed someone under him after all these years. He's done a lot for us in Tests but not grooming someone as the next captain is one setback. I don't think Azhar should be the next captain but I kinda have a feeling that Asad might.
Sarfraz. And it will be a blessing in disguise for Pakistan if Misbah retires before the England tour. I really want him to retire immediately. I expect a sensible decision from a disciplined person like Misbah. Overstretching his career will make him no different than Afridi.
sarfraz because i find Azhar's captaincy to be woeful
open to shafiq as well
but we all know that Saint Team Man will do his utmost to get it
If captaincy is given to shafiq he will try to make his way in the LOI set up.
pakistan have two options , sarfraz or azhar.
Thoughhas expressed his desire to captain pakistan in tests but i don't think its going to happen.
Why do people continue to believe YK could be captain when he has a long history of being unable to handle the responsibility that comes with it?
like winning the WC when the dressing room was divided in groups?that would not count
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So let's list the for and against.
For
- Was captain when we won a mickey mouse tournament
Against
- Threw his toys out of the pram and cried about being a "dummy captain" even though he was just a taking charge for a couple of weeks while Inzi was suspended.
- Resigned, only to come back when the PCB chairman was replaced.
- Younis Khan, despite being vice captain and groomed for the captaincy for years, refused the captaincy after Inzi's retirement because fans were upset after the World Cup exit and he couldn't handle the pressure. Shoaib Malik ended up getting the job at a stage of his career where he wasn't prepared for the job and the results were predictably disastrous for both the team and Malik's career.
- He finally accepted the captaincy in 2009. To the surprise of nobody, he
couldn't make it to the end of the year before resigning again because someone hurt his feelings. Led to Yousuf being appointed as captain, we all know how that turned out.
- Let's not forget that time he turned off his mobile phone and went AWOL on a fishing trip when the PCB was trying to get in touch with him about going on tour down under just because he was sulking.
That's just the stuff I can remember off the top of my head. Yeah, that's exactly who we need to be leading the team. A guy who is too emotional and spits his dummy out the moment things don't go entirely his own way or he faces criticism.
Let him concentrate on batting, he's bloody good at that. Leave the captaincy to someone else, anyone else, because Younis is bloody useless at that.
LOL for real?
Not surprised though. His ODI career has been 1 big AWOL as well.
Not Azhar
What's wrong with him??
There goes Azhar ali test captaincy....!!!!!
Reason No 1: Pcb chairman Shahryar khan today statement shows that Azhar ali is not going to take
captaincy after Msibah Retirement as they requested misbah to continuous captaincy till 2018
Reason No 2: if Misbah decide to Take retirement After Aus test series than After that series Pakistan
is going to Lose 5-0 or 4-1 to Aus in Odi series which will bring Azhar ali captaincy to End
Tough tough Days ahead for Azhar ali
What's wrong with him??
SK has loose mouth. He change his speech base on situation. Can't trust this guy
Reason No 2: if Misbah decide to Take retirement After Aus test series than After that series Pakistan
is going to Lose 5-0 or 4-1 to Aus in Odi series which will bring Azhar ali captaincy to End
There goes Azhar ali test captaincy....!!!!!
Reason No 1: Pcb chairman Shahryar khan today statement shows that Azhar ali is not going to take
captaincy after Msibah Retirement as they requested misbah to continuous captaincy till 2018
Reason No 2: if Misbah decide to Take retirement After Aus test series than After that series Pakistan
is going to Lose 5-0 or 4-1 to Aus in Odi series which will bring Azhar ali captaincy to End
Tough tough Days ahead for Azhar ali