Pakistan had a disastrous World Cup so as captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. He was under huge pressure as he failed to perform. He even criticised for his captaincy. Pakistan had lost to Australia 5-0 in UAE before England beat them by 4-0. In the warm-up game ahead of the World Cup, Pakistan had also lost to Afghanistan as well. Pakistan had the same number of wins as that of New Zealand in the World cup but they could not make it to the semi-final due to poor net run-rate.

They have been criticised heavily and Sarfaraz Ahmed’s fitness came under the scanner. The captain was seen yawning when Pakistan were playing against arch-rivals India. He was also captured by some fans buying burger and other junk foods. However, he managed to retain his captaincy and looked fitter in the recently-concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka.

“I haven’t reduced weight, I have reduced my fat levels. The weight is the same,” said Sarfaraz Ahmed as quoted by Pak Passion.

Meanwhile, Sarfaraz led Pakistan to a 2-0 win over Sri Lanka recently. The series was the return of ODIs in Karachi and the players did pretty well which gave the fans a lot to cheer about. After the first game was washed out, Pakistan won the second one by 67 runs and took an unassailable lead. In the third ODI, Pakistan won by 5 wickets.

Recently, he became the second wicketkeeper after former India captain MS Dhoni to lead his side in 50 ODIs. Sarfaraz achieved the milestone in the second ODI at the National Stadium in Karachi while leading his side. The former Indian captain has led in 200 games in the 50-overs format.