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Shoaib Akhtar Wants Pakistan’s Captaincy to be Shared by Babar Azam & Haris Sohail

Former fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar, has suggested that the team should go for split captaincy with Babar Azam leading the Test side while Haris Sohail should be made the captain of the limited-overs formats.

Haris Sohail should be made the captain. He should captain the side in ODIs and T20Is.

Talking about Babar, he said that the youngster has been scoring a lot of runs and that the management should test him with the captaincy in the longest format.

The Rawalpindi Express said that Sarfaraz Ahmed should no longer lead the team in any format. If he is to play, he should be fielded as a wicket-keeper batsman without any leadership responsibilities.

He [Sarfaraz] should be used for his keeping and batting skills. No way should he continue as captain of the Pakistan cricket team. He should not be the captain in any format.

While Haris Sohail has little to no experience in leading any side at the domestic or international level, Babar has captained the Under-19 side once and led one of the worst U-19 campaigns in Pakistan cricket’s history. Due to the lack of any potential replacement for Sarfraz Ahmed, pundits have been naming any player they deem reliable enough for Pakistan’s playing XI.

By the looks of it, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) might continue with Sarfaraz-Mickey combination until the next T20 World Cup which is scheduled in Australia in 2020. As a T20I captain, Sarfraz has the best record internationally and until the T20 World Cup, PCB is reluctant to put Sarfraz under any pressure to avoid any negative impact on the side.

Do you agree with Shoaib Akhtar? Who should be the next captain? Let us know in the comments section.

Head of Sports and LENS at ProPakistani.pk


  • Sarfu Remain the Captain till 2023 WC
    Is Sath Sath Babar Haris Imad Ko VC K Liye Lagaya Jaye Ta K Grooming Ho Sake :
    Ek Dafa Puri Ownership Dene Se Faida NAHI Hoga :

  • and I want this guy to stfu with emphasis on /’f & u. But when do we get what we want….. innit?

  • Sarfraz is very weak both as captain and as batsman so I agree with akhter to remove him as captain. Imad should be t20 captain, Haris should be ODI captain and Asad Shafiq should be test captain IMO.

  • SARFRAZ does not deserve to be in the team even, cant bat, cant speak, drops catches, shouts at other players on live TV, and his tummy is like pregnant woman. But dumb PCB needs dummy captain.


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