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Why can't Wahab Riaz be made stand-in captain?

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Wahab riaz is the most senior guy in the team. He aint making a comeback and is a permanent member, thus why cant he be the stand in captain?

Do you think its because of the Pakistani thinking of that onpy batsmen can lead a team not a bowler
 
That's what I have been asking in other threads. Wahab is a senior members of the team, gives his 100% performs better in pressure situation. Better communication skill than all others and to me he was always a captaincy material.

Now , almost like a knee jerk reaction, some saying " he should not be in the team" , unfortunately that you can say for almost everyone in the team at the moment. It doesn't have a single world class player and Wahab is better than many.
 
He shouldn't even be in the team.

...just to add a bit more, not a great assessment and judgment. Amir fits the bill.
 
Ok so hafeez selection i guess justify him in the team?

So him becoming captain on return based on 1 game justifies that
 
Wahab??? Seriously he shouldn't even be in the team, all of sudden there are so many threads about who should be captain. If you ask me Sarfraz should be made captain with Babar as VC.
 
name 1 thing Wahab has done to earn captaincy...

go ahead, just 1 thing

He has been the best bowler ( or the least worst ) on the tour.
A permanent member of the team .
A vastly experienced cricketer.
Performs better under pressure.
A senior memes of the team
Best communication skill among all.

He is better than a mediocre player in the team full of mediocres
 
Wahab had a decent Test series (relative to everyone else) and is one of the fittest players we have so no chance of him breaking down all the time.

Seems to jazbaati for me to become captain but would probably be an upgrade over Hafeez...
 
Wahab should be in test team only, he shouldn't be a part of oneday team, unless its a WC, as he does better in pressure games.
 
looks like 90s time is coming back when at one time there 7-8 captains were playing team
 
Wahab??? Seriously he shouldn't even be in the team, all of sudden there are so many threads about who should be captain. If you ask me Sarfraz should be made captain with Babar as VC.

read OP, i said stand in captain.

Sarfraz is not with the team
 
read OP, i said stand in captain.

Sarfraz is not with the team

Waseem Akram said that he would prefer to see Junaid over wahab in 2nd onedayer.

Wahab "phainty" Riaz simply can't be considered as captain for OD side
 
He has been the best bowler ( or the least worst ) on the tour.
A permanent member of the team .
A vastly experienced cricketer.
Performs better under pressure.
A senior memes of the team
Best communication skill among all.

He is better than a mediocre player in the team full of mediocres

none of those qualify you for captaincy... being a senior, being experienced, not being awful... that doesn't mean you can be captain

Wahab isn't a proven leader, to my knowledge he has never captained for an extended time at any level, he doesn't have the composure of a leader, he isn't an elite performer

just because he's a senior and he's experienced in no way qualifies him to be the captian
 
Isn't yet the most senior.

Don't forget that this is the Pakistani team we are talking about. Seniors get everything in our culture.
 
The guy does not deserve to be in 11 you are suggesting him to be a stsndin captain.The most expensive bowler of One Day international and yet is in playing eleven. Also his performance may it be test or one day has detetiorated and spiralling down and yet continues to be in best 11.
 
Wahab riaz is the most senior guy in the team. He aint making a comeback and is a permanent member, thus why cant he be the stand in captain?

Do you think its because of the Pakistani thinking of that onpy batsmen can lead a team not a bowler

not good enough to command a place regularly.... might have a good game here and there by generally a disappointment.
 
none of those qualify you for captaincy... being a senior, being experienced, not being awful... that doesn't mean you can be captain

Wahab isn't a proven leader, to my knowledge he has never captained for an extended time at any level, he doesn't have the composure of a leader, he isn't an elite performer

just because he's a senior and he's experienced in no way qualifies him to be the captian

Imran Khan had zero captaincy experience before become Pakistan captain. Wahab is no IK but possess some of his never say die attitude.
 
Imran Khan had zero captaincy experience before become Pakistan captain. Wahab is no IK but possess some of his never say die attitude.

I agree Mughal bhai. Wahab gives it all. He's relentless in search for wickets.
 
Imran Khan had zero captaincy experience before become Pakistan captain. Wahab is no IK but possess some of his never say die attitude.

Counts for nothing if he cannot perform, a captain needs to lead from the front, the least said about his performance the better.
 
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