On Wednesday, Pakistan Cricket Board announced the appointment of Babar Azam as the limited-overs captain for Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has congratulated Pakistan Cricket Board after Azam’s appointment. he said that the board has taken the right decision.
PCB’s press release stated, “I want to congratulate Azhar Ali and Babar Azam for getting captaincy extensions. This is absolutely the right decision as they also require certainty and clarity on their future roles. I am sure they will now start looking to the future. We will start planning so that they can build sides that can perform at the expected levels.”
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Misbah-ul-Haq reveals the reasons for the same and cites that he picked the captain with the 2023 Cricket World Cup in mind. Misbah felt Babar will have three years to get groomed before the marquee tournament.
“We have kept in mind who can serve us in the long run. We have kept the 2023 World Cup in mind while picking Babar as the ODI captain. He is the captain of the T20 side, he is a top-class performer and this is the right time to groom him. He is taking the challenge head-on. Since he became our T20 captain his Test performance has also improved. So why not, if he can take responsibility,” Misbah said
Misbah revealed reasons for Haider Ali, Mohammad Amir, and Wahab Riaz were denied central contracts for the upcoming season. “The selectors have made the tough decisions to leave out Amir, Hasan, and Wahab but considering Hasan missed most of the season due to an injury and Amir and Wahab decided to focus on white-ball cricket, this was the right move,” Misbah said.
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Misbah also spoke on former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed. saying, “I feel Sarfaraz can play all three formats. He has been valued. He is not a captain so he has been demoted. But he is very much in our plans. Mohammad Rizwan is there but he will be considered. He is still a valuable player.”
