PCB to name ODI captain, selection committee soon
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LAHORE: Shaharyar Khan has taken the right decision. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman said he’s in consultation with prominent former Test cricketers and former chairmen of the board, bypassing the country’s cricket governing body’s non-technocratic Board of Governors (BoG) as he decides on the new One-day International (ODI) captain and the new selection committee.
With Misbah-ul-Haq retiring from ODI cricket after Pakistan’s World Cup campaign ended in the quarter-finals, Shaharyar admitted that the next captain would be named “in two or three days” along with a new selection committee with a series against Bangladesh, due in April, to be finalised any time soon.
“I’m in consultation with former captains, prominent former cricketers and former PCB chairmen over the appointment of next ODI captain and a new selection committee and in next two or three days we’ll be able to make an announcement,” Shaharyar told reporters here on Wednesday.
“We are in negotiations with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over the financial and security issues of the series and since it may be finalised at any moment, we need to appoint the ODI captain and the new selection committee soon.”
PCB’s 10-memeber BoG has just one former Test cricketer in Iqbal Qasim with the other nine, including Shaharyar, having no direct link with the sport and it is a wise step to consult former cricketers and chairmen on the appointment of the new ODI leader.
Shaharyar reiterated Misbah “remains the Test captain” and that he had been given suggestions by the outgoing ODI captain on his replacement. “We don’t have any obvious choices for vice-captaincy but we may appoint a suitable person on that post.”
There are reports Shaharyar is considering Azhar Ali as the next captain as he believes the middle-order batsman will provide the similar calming influence that Misbah had on the team.
Azhar, however, has been largely restricted to Tests over the last year but with Misbah’s place vacant, he seems to be a perfect option to fill his void — both as captain and in the middle of Pakistan’s batting order.
It is also possible that the other contender for ODI captaincy, wicketkeeper/batsman Sarfraz Ahmed could be named Azhar’s deputy. Azhar may also be named as the Test vice-captain.
For the selection committee, the PCB chief made it clear that those former cricketers who were criticising the board and the national team during the World Cup “will not be considered” as he want to pick “decent, straight-forward people having no political agenda”.
Shaharyar, however, was coy on Moin Khan’s prospects as he left as soon as he was asked about the chief selector. “Now, I’m leaving and soon you’ll find a new person on those posts,” he said.
Former Test captain Moin was handed unprecedented powers by Shahryar’s predecessor Najam Sethi but failed to deliver as chief selector. His selected team, which never seemed like serious World Cup contenders, flopped spectacularly Down Under.
Moreover, his World Cup trip as the head of the tour selection committee was cut short after he was spotted at a casino in Christchurch after Pakistan’s defeats to India and West Indies in their opening two games which forced Shaharyar to call him back.
Published in Dawn, March 26th, 2015
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Mar 26, 2015 09:24am
Younis Khan should be made new ODI captain.
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Mar 26, 2015 09:42am
I hope they make the right decision. Plz dont name hafeez the captain, we dont want him. Azhar and sarfaraz are a better option.
Also Mr. Shaharyar, Can we have a new coach???
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Mar 26, 2015 09:49am
Absolute shame. Azhar Ali does not merit to be a Captain. We need an aggressive captain like McCullum and Wahab Riaz is a better choice otherwise Hafeez maybe an option. Captain should be chosen for next 4 years at least and he should play the team in next world cup. I hope the ense prevails and decisions are made on merit.
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Mar 26, 2015 09:56am
Let us see how things come to rescue cricket in Pakistan
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Mar 26, 2015 10:00am
“I’m in consultation with former captains, prominent former cricketers and former PCB chairmen over the appointment of next ODI captain and a new selection committee and in next two or three days we’ll be able to make an announcement,”
What's a Your Job, Mr. Chairman & Colleagues?. If this is how selection is done, I could be the chairman of PCB!!!!!!
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Mar 26, 2015 10:07am
F.Alam can play Misbah role n he is Left hand batsman.plsss incluse him
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Mar 26, 2015 10:26am
Safaraz
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Mar 26, 2015 10:28am
The person who can not make his place in team is being considered for captain slot wow, if they (PCB) want to end cricket from pakistan than why they are wasting our money
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Mar 26, 2015 10:35am
Whoever becomes the new captain, they all as a team have to be united. No more politics for gods sake! No more sub-groups within one team. Gone are the days where 250 was a respectable score. Nowadays 350 is a must! We need a good batting coach. Also….please stop playing "parchee players". If Sarfraz was given a chance earlier, may be things would have been different. And please….we don't need 3 different captains!….this is also another problem!. Different captain for ODIs, different for tests and different for 20-20s. This only reflects incompetence.
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Mar 26, 2015 10:35am
What we want is a NEW & YOUNG Pak team: Ahmed Shehzad, Sami Aslam, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Imam ul Haq, Zia ul Haq, Raza Hasan, M. Amir, Sarfaraz, Junaid etc.
What WILL PCB do instead is to bring in Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Shoaib Malik, Asad Shafiq... old and tested failures in the ODI format.
Why are we always so myopic and look for quick fixes, when we really need to invest in our future?
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Mar 26, 2015 10:49am
Here we go again. Same ol, same ol. We need an ODI mindset in a captain, not a Test cricketer. Misbah was somewhat successful with defensive play, but with the new rules, this mindset will completely fail. We need people with aggressive batting with proper technique. A test player will revert to blocking the moment the going gets tough. You also risk taking a good test player, and turning him into a good for nothing in both formats. Great league competition at the grass roots level will solve Pakistan's cricketing woes, not a selection committee of a different flavor. I have not heard anyone discussing any plans for coaching at the school level by profession players. People also talk of not having home games, with players missing out on crowd support. When was the last time anyone of you went to your child's school to root for him/her in the 7th or 8th class match? No wonder all league matches in Pakistan are held in empty grounds void of spectators. They all expect someone else to fix problems in cricket, without doing their share.
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Mar 26, 2015 10:50am
Dear cricket chairman see the history of Pak cricket we can never perform good without balling captain. Please choose wahab riaz as captain and sarfraz as vice captain
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Mar 26, 2015 11:29am
Job has already been done, Money has already been made by all these Now a new selection committe? That committe will also be changed after WC 2019? When they will start following their International Masters? Its just a game of crowns $ now. the grace of the game is dead.
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Mar 26, 2015 11:32am
PCB making cricket worse in the country. in modern game score of 300 is not defendable, and they are considering a player who do not have place in the team.
I know misbah was a good player , but he changes Pakistan bating and approach towards defensive style which hurts Pakistan cricket. i think sarfaraz is the best choice. and please do not ruin pak cricket more by appointing azhar ali.
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Mar 26, 2015 11:45am
Oops it'll be a biggest ERROR if AZHAR ALI will named as ODI captain....................................
There is no place for him in ODI alongwith ASAD SAFIQ........
SARFRAZ AHMAD is best person to lead Pak in ODI followed by SOHAIB MAQSOOD...............
May I remind you that a test batsman/Tuk-tuk is not always the best option to lead in shorter format..................
Shame on PCB................
Yeah, we are agree if SARFRAZ AHMAD named as captain of ODI as well as TEST......
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Mar 26, 2015 11:55am
I suggest PCB to select somebody as captain who has the attacking approach in his armoury, not like Misbah who from the begining till the end excluding the later stage of the world cup had defensive mindset and not had faith in their fast men and always depend upon spinners. Due to his non characterized attitude, lot of fast bowling talent was wasted, the latest example is Wahab Riaz and even Hammad azam.
Please PCB, select the bunch of players on the basis of their talent as well as merit.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:04pm
I think Wahab Riaz should be next ODI captain for team Pakistan. He deserve more because he is a bit more mature & aggressive than Sarfaraz and Azhar Ali. Moreover He speaks English well while other two don't.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:22pm
Lets hope they don't make mistake of naming Hafeez as captain. He can't bat against good fast bowlers and he is specially about zero if batting on a bouncy wicket. Please don't make Styen laugh of us, and name Azhar Ali or Wahab.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:23pm
Hafeez to be captain and Mohd. Aamir v.capt for ODIs. Replace Ahmed Shahzad with Fawad Alam. No room for Younis in PDI. Give chance to new batting talent.
Selection committee should include Amir Sohail chief selector, Saeed Anwer, Mushtaq Ahmed, Imran Nazir and Shoaib Akhtar as key selectors.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:29pm
Just wait and watch, they will give it to Hafeez so that he can play on otherwise they know his time is up. It has to be a bowler.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:33pm
Please make me the captain. No one will have objections. :P
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Mar 26, 2015 12:35pm
I hope they dont go back to yk, malik or hafeez. Sarfraz and junaid have some experience at lower levels, while they can also consider Azhar, Fawad,wahab as well.
Wahab, just had 1 good series otherwise he has been too inconsistent throughout his career. It is yet to be seen how will he bowl in asian conditions as junaid, irfan and gul were good there. But yes can also be considered as an option for odis. Disappointed by performance of maqsood, ahmed and umar. These were the guys which were supposed to take team ahead now but their performance doesnt warrant an automatic selection.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:36pm
If people criticize the chairman and the PCB they will not be considered as chief delete. If someone criticize the chairman he is automatically singled out.
What a stupid statement from Shahsryar.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:39pm
@Ossy Agree with you on all the names except Amir. I personally would hate to see a spot fixer in Pakistan greens. As for him serving out the punishment for what he did, I am in disagreement. He was punished only for breaking the British law. Nobody has punished him for shaming his country.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:41pm
Why is still around. If he had any self respect he should have resigned by now.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:42pm
@Ossy Azhar Ali is not failure and Hafeez is free flowing player with ability to play long innings .He is must for Pakistan team.Ahmed Shehzad needs to fix his weakness fishing as Opening batsman outside off stump plus doesn't know cricket doesn't ends after scoring 50-60.Doesn't knows how to construct long innings needs to improve lot and let him compete for his place with total new comer.Mohammad Rizwan could be played as batsman.
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Mar 26, 2015 12:53pm
No more old guys...groom youngsters who can "think," who can take "risks," and come up with a winning strategy.
A youngster like Sarfaraz fits the bill; he is a very viable candidate! Give him a chance and groom him!
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Mar 26, 2015 01:22pm
Azhar wasn't in the ODI teams because they couldn't play Misbah and Azhar in same team in ODI. I think he is a very good and level headed individual but i personally wanna see Fawad filling Misbah's place. He can rotate the strike and can help Pakistan play full fifty overs. I think PCB should either play Umar akmal at 3 or don't play him at all. He can build the innings but most of the time, he is struck in building an innings in 35th over or going for slog.
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Mar 26, 2015 01:24pm
No for Sarfraz as he is from Karachi.
No for Azher Ali as he is best in technique and most deserving.
No for umar gul as he speaks the truth.
Only Wahab Riaz is there who just perform in last tournament despite being the most expensive bowler. Also named in Mazher Majeed report. So acceptable for everyone including Najam Sethi.
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Mar 26, 2015 01:34pm
Please do not make Sarfaraz the captain. If 9 or 10 players out of 11 are going to be from Punjab, no matter how sincere or talented Sarfaraz is, he is going to fail or would be made to fail.
Imagine Waqar the coach and Sarfaraz the captain. Sarfaraz who slapped Waqar with 49 runs against S Africa and century against Ireland, would be made to fail by Waqar.
My suggestion, Captain, Vice captain, coach, deputy coach, batting coach, manager, media manager, should all be from Punjab. Drop Sarfaraz even if he fails once
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Mar 26, 2015 02:06pm
Wahab or Sarfraz!
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Mar 26, 2015 02:14pm
Azhar was not even in the Squad for ODI team recently, how can they make him Capitan ODI right away?
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Mar 26, 2015 02:38pm
Azhar ali doesnot deserve a place in odi team so how can he be captain....sheryar saab
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Mar 26, 2015 02:46pm
My dear fellows, especially those who want Wahab as captain just because he speaks English. Please reflect at what you are saying!!! We need a good player, not someone who can speak English. This is not a news reading contest.
No wonder we lose so many games, our priorities are just wrong.
Sarfaraz is the best choice, he has won the U-19 world cup as captain. It would've been so good if he was a consistent part of the side for the past few years, but unfortunately we make some of the most blatant mistakes one can imagine.
By making Azhar you will spoil his test game as well.
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Mar 26, 2015 02:57pm
Azhar ali captain haha
Downfall of pakistan cricket starts
PCB should choose aggressive & young blood as a captain
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Mar 26, 2015 03:03pm
I don't think PCB has any other option but appoint Hafeez who has the temperment and experience at international to be the captain. Azar ali would be another tuck tuck player like Misbah. I think Hamad Azam, Fawad Alam, Sarfaraz, Hasan Raza and Ehsan Adil coud be appointed vice captains. Hamad Azam and Hasan Raza should be groomed as captain because they are type of players you need on the field who are aggressive and have the tempermen and tools to make an impact. At some point you have to trust your young players. Wahab has proven that he can be captaincy material despite his shady past. We are in the semi final and he has proven that no one is in his class. Also who want to rid of Waqar should be ashamed of themselves he has been a great asset. See India are 148-4 against Australia ...talk is cheap...Mohsen would be a great selector or Rashid Lateef.
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Mar 26, 2015 03:10pm
Capt (Azhar Ali) Experience and mature head one day and test
ODI X1 = Sami Aslam, Babar Azam ,Azhar Ali ,Haris Sohail ,Fawad Alam, Sarfraz Ahmed, Hamad Azam, Wahab Riaz, Muhammed Amir, Yasir Shah, Junaid Khan,
Reserve: Asad Shafique,Muhammed Rizwan,Sadaf Hussain,Raza Hasan
Test X1: Sami Aslam, Babar Azam,Azhar Ali,Asad Shafique,Haris Sohail,Fawad Alam,Muhammed Rizwan,Sadaf Hussain,Muhammed Amir, Yasir Shah, Junaid Khan,
Reserve : Shan Masood, Sarfraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Raza Hassan,
T20 X1: Capt Sarfraz Ahmed
Ahmed Shezad, Sarfraz Ahmed, Babar Azam, Umar Akmal, Saad Nasim, Fawazd Alam, Hamad Azam, Wahab Riaz, Muhammed Amir, junaid khan, Yasir Shah,
Reserve: Haris Sohail, Muhammed Rizwan, Sadaf Hussain, Raza Hasan,Shazaib Hussain,
Look at the averages of the new layers they justify selection and should be given a chance to prove themselves over 3-4 series.
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Mar 26, 2015 03:19pm
Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Amir Sohail and Rashid Lateef should be consulted when selecting the team and captain. Mohammad Aamir should be brought in at any cost.
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Mar 26, 2015 05:57pm
Make Rashid Latif as Chief Selctor while Basit Ali A Member of the Selction Committe.
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Mar 26, 2015 06:55pm
Fawad Alam, Sarfraz Ahmed must be considered for captain. Sarfraz Ahmed led the winning Under 19 team in 2006. Both are a examples of hard work through out the career without any source (pawa).
Sarfraz Ahmed Captain
Fawad Alam Vice Captain
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Mar 26, 2015 06:56pm
Big No For Shoaib Malik
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Mar 26, 2015 07:32pm
Sarfarz deserve to be captain, he has successfully led under 19 world cup, so he is experienced. How can you think of Azhar Ali? he is not even part of ODI. Comparing Azhar to Misbah does not make any sense. Beside, we don’t need another passive captain. Please let merit prevail this time. And please bring Fawad Alam in playing eleven.
Also coach needs to be replace, it was total failure of Waqar. I see his role as bowling coach only, however, Wasim Akram fit in bowling coach better than Waqar, as Wasim was Pakistan all time successful bowler, far better than Waqar, and Wasim has been advising Austrian and Indian bowlers for quite some time.
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Mar 26, 2015 08:35pm
Shame on you PCB. You don't even learn from your mistake.
Make the deserving guy to be captain.
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Mar 26, 2015 08:38pm
Biggest disaster would be to have Misbah's right hand Hafeez as captain.
Wahab Riaz is a good candidate.
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Mar 26, 2015 08:51pm
Shaharyar still there ????
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Mar 26, 2015 08:57pm
Pakistan needs much more than a captain...when the ODI started it was a big deal if a team would score more than 220....then 250 became big now in the modern day ODI 300 plus is the name of the game...Pakistan needs batters who could score the total to 300 plus...at this time we are a 250 run team...PCB should spend time and get serious to find and train batters who could take the score easily to 300 and more....As far as the Captain is concerned ....he needs to be groomed and given the confidence of the team and the management ....please get serious ...other wise we we will become a second class team.
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Mar 26, 2015 09:13pm
I'm not against Wahab becoming captain, but to all of you who claim Pakistan have only performed with a bowling Captain, do any of you remember the 2003 world cup. Who was captain? Waqar Younis-the fast bowler. Its not about making a bowler captain. Its about making an aggressive captain. Wasim and Imran were agressive captains. A great example of an aggressive captain in Pakistan is Sarfraz. He has a calm mindset, but knows when to attack.
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Mar 26, 2015 11:09pm
imran nazir should be a new captain..but pk opener fail
ed .then imran nazir shoul come to team ..pcb doing big mistake ...
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Mar 26, 2015 11:15pm
Fawad Alam or Sarfraz Ahmed are the best choices
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Mar 26, 2015 11:55pm
How about naming a new chairman.
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Mar 27, 2015 12:24am
Azhar has no place in limited over format so it will be great blunder by PCB to consider him for captain for limited ovet format but he can be suitable choice for test captaincy.
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Mar 27, 2015 12:33am
@Saad Well said brother!
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Mar 27, 2015 01:29am
Let us follow new Zealand's exemplary captain Brandon McCullam.
Nobody less than his type would be able to bring up the team from
the present situation to where it really belongs. Good luck.
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Mar 27, 2015 01:53am
If you are going to reward Sarfraz by naming him the vice captain to Azhar Ali then you must also award Wahab for the same reasons. I will say make sarfraz and Wahab both vice captains in different formates for now. Later, Azhar should be captain of the test side, Sarfraz of T20 and Wahab of ODI. Then after a year you can judge all 3 of them.
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Mar 27, 2015 01:55am
I would have liked an aggressive captain. Wahab could have been supurb.
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Mar 27, 2015 03:53am
@za hid shah
You always need a batsman like Azhar in yhe ODI squad.Haven't you seen what your hard hitters -Umer,Sohaib,Ahmed,Afridi,Haris-did in the WC.
If Azhar and Asad Shafeeq had been selected in place of Younis and Nasir it would have been a lot better.
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Mar 27, 2015 03:54am
@somone_noone totally agree with you brother, Azhar has not been in the odi side for almost 3 years, the guy's place in the test side is questionable, idk how can these ppl even consider the guy for selection, FORGET CAPTAINCY
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Mar 27, 2015 04:00am
@Rizwan Hamid. USA
Yes,it is need of the hour,we must pay attention to cricket at gross root level,domestic cricket must made competitive like Aus and SA.Coaching should be given at gross root level.
Pakistan under 19 and Pakistan A teams should be sent abroad frequently,especially they should be sent Aus,SA,England to give them international exposure.
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Mar 27, 2015 04:01am
@Kadir Khan
What have written?
Wow!!!!!
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Mar 27, 2015 04:37am
can we have a new board, new PCB?
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Mar 27, 2015 08:12am
Dear Mr. Chairman, can you please tell us about your own credentials. Why should we keep you or people like NS as incharge of our cricket affairs. We need to get a new captain, coach and PCB chairman.
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Mar 27, 2015 09:02am
Wahab riaz is the best option. We don't need defensive mind set captain.
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Mar 27, 2015 09:15am
@Abdul Haseeb - Wahab Riaz is my man. He
should however learn to express himself, saying the same thing, in better words.
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Mar 27, 2015 09:29am
Waqar Younis should be the next captain cum coach..............
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Mar 27, 2015 10:35am
Misbah Average was 43 and SR was 73. Azhar average is 41 and SR is 64. That means, with Azhar as Captain, Pakistan would have good chance of declining to 9th or 10th in ODI ranking as instead of having potential of 220 runs in 50 overs what Misbah captaincy was capable of giving, Azhar with SR 64 would bring down that total to 180 runs. This total at time when world teams are consistently scoring 300 runs, and that includes BanglaDesh, Zimbabwe and Ireland. Pakistan needs captain whose ODI average and SR, both are better than Misbah, and that is only Fawad Alam whose ODI average is 45 and SR is 75.
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Mar 27, 2015 10:49am
Bring Fawad back in the team as he is a much better replacement of Misbah than Azher. Wahab Riaz or Sarfraz are much better candidates for captaincy
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Mar 27, 2015 10:58am
The best way is to give command to Younis Khan and tell him that you need polish new young captain in an year or so. simple.
No one in the young are capable to be as a captain. Azhar is not a one day player and Hafeez declined this post after last T-20 WC. Younis has a respect and senior most. One Senior in the 15 member is very important otherwise our young players will destroy our cricket team due their personal grievances.
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Mar 27, 2015 11:01am
Younis Khan
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Mar 27, 2015 11:12am
I do not know for how long PCB and Pakistan selectors would torment Pakistan with their Parachi players? Why merit is not appreciated? Please give Captaincy to the person whose average in ODI is highest and his SR is also reasonable, one who is excellent fielder and can also bowl if needed. I hope people must have recognized the player, as he is Fawad, whose ODI Ave of ‘45’ is only second to Zaheer Abbas in Pakistan cricket history. ‘List A’ games are domestic equivalent of ODIs and Fawad ‘list A’ average (48) is higher than any Pakistani ODI batsmen. Fawad combination of Ave and SR (45, 75) is better than any Pakistani ODI player.
Pakistan at present is ranked 7th in ODI. With Fawad as Captain and rest of team selected on merit (no parchi players) Pakistan would be able to climb the ladder and may rank 1st in ODI, overtaking Aus, NZ, SA, Ind, SL and Eng but with Azhar tuk-tuk batting in team (even as player), Pakistan ODI ranking would go lower than WI, Zimb BD and even Ireland
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Mar 27, 2015 11:34am
I agree with the choice of Azhar. He is stable both on and off the field. I am also fine with Sarfraz as captain. They both have secure place in the team as well.
Just to be on riskier side, I also suggest thinking Umar Akmal as captain. All agree that he is probably the most talented batsman, but has refused to 'grow up'. This responsibility may bring in him some stability and opportunity to think and bat well. But, again, this is a risk! He may not be able to keep his batting position due to lack of form. Just an option to think about
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Mar 27, 2015 12:41pm
is this a joke ? Azhar Ali doesnt even deserve to be in ODI's so forget about captaincy. Make Safaraz the captain.
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Mar 27, 2015 01:39pm
Sarfraz or Wahab should be next odi captain n shehzad should be vice captain
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Mar 27, 2015 06:33pm
Good depth thinking by pcb sheriyar sir but We didnt expected azhar ali to be a future or now to take captaincy.
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Mar 27, 2015 06:35pm
Nice
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Mar 27, 2015 06:36pm
Good thinking
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Mar 27, 2015 06:37pm
Plzz choice should be right
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Mar 27, 2015 06:38pm
shoaib malik ist he right choice...
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Mar 27, 2015 08:39pm
@Saad New captain and selection committee are fine. Don't you think you are asking too much boy?
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Mar 27, 2015 09:40pm
Whatever we can say. Qualifications depend on parchi. The bigger the safarish, chances are higher. There is no merit there. Just safarish.
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Mar 28, 2015 01:36am
Younis Khan is the right choice. Don't bring the youngsters early and spoil their careers.
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Mar 28, 2015 01:50am
Please lay some basic guidelines....educated, can speak and explain properly, fit and not obese, and have balanced but aggressive attitude!
Do we have anybody like this in the government let alone in a cricket team! Misbah funny enough ticked most boxes, apart from outward agression.
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Mar 28, 2015 02:39am
Wahab Riaz
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Mar 28, 2015 02:45am
As in the past PCB is expected to name someone who is not even in the team. Be prepared for a surprise.
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Mar 28, 2015 08:42am
What about replacement of the coach. Waqar Younus can only be suitable as a bowling coach and not as chief coach. His attitude towards the journalists is also questionable.
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Mar 28, 2015 08:45am
Being an experienced captain of 2006 under 19 winner Sarfaraz could be a better choice and Wahab Riaz as his deputy. Both are aggressive and know how to win.
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Mar 28, 2015 11:01am
@Muzaffar Qureshi only one great spell of bowling in Australia, without even using Yorker and we have our captain.... He would struggle in sub continent wickets.. X
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Mar 28, 2015 12:21pm
I want imran nazeer to be leed national side
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Mar 28, 2015 04:14pm
younis khan is better option for odi captn
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Mar 28, 2015 08:22pm
Please don't make another batsman with 64 avg captain! In modern cricket of teams regularly 350+ score, selection of top 5 batsmen under 85 avg is insanity. Love the grit & aggression if Sarfaraz! Pls don't select someone defensive!
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Mar 28, 2015 09:59pm
@Nawaz Never Umar Akmal in any team. How long we test this guy at the expense of lot of talented players sitting on the benches.
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Mar 29, 2015 08:39pm
I understand pitches are hard to change but Pcb should look into coming up with a ball that bounces and does a little bit more on local flat surfaces to make better local batsmen. This will take some innovation and research. Plenty of manufacturers in Pakistan alone.
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