Amid reports that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to retain Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the team’s captain until the 2023 World Cup, former Pakistan cricketer Aqib Javed has come out with a statement that the right-hander No player other than the batsman can be the captain of one. Day International (ODI).
“The entire conversation regarding Babur AzamThe captaincy was wrong in the first place. “No one can be an ODI captain other than Babar Azam,” Javed said.
He said that more ODI cricket is being played now because Asia Cup 2023 and World Cup 2023 are coming up.
“Why are you naming anyone other than Babar? Why do you want to make anyone other than him the captain?” He added that Afghanistan’s latest series was a testament to the captaincy of someone other than the 28-year-old batsman. Results
However, Javed – who earlier rejected the idea of having different captains for all three formats of cricket – now believes that Pakistan’s pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi will be given the captaincy role for the T20 World Cup 2024. should be brought into
The former cricketer – who also owns Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars – speaks highly of the 21-year-old fast bowler and has backed Shaheen to captain the national team in T20s. expressed because he led. His two victories in league cricket
Javed said he had advised Shaheen to be the captain for one of the formats because “he has a different mindset while everyone else is the same”.
“When you say teams should be formed [the basis of] PSL Performance, Captain [Shaheen] Claims the trophy back-to-back in two years of PSL, so that should be taken into account,” he said, adding that Shaheen also performs with the bat whenever required.
PCB will retain Babar as captain till World Cup.
One of Pakistan’s most successful captains, Babar will continue to lead the national team until the 2023 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in India later this year. News Sources reported on Sunday.
An official announcement is yet to be made by the PCB, but sources have confirmed the publication and said that the officials comprising Chairman Management Committee Najam Sethi, Chief Selector Haroon Rashid and Director of Coaching Mickey Arthur have unanimously restored confidence in Babar. What have you decided to do? Until the team mega event.
Apart from leading the team in the World Cup, he will be seen captaining the team in all the series and events leading up to the mega event.
These include a two-Test series against Sri Lanka, a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan and the Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan in September.
“After a series of meetings over the past few weeks, including online meetings in mid-April and a personal meeting with Arthur, the troika has decided to stay with Babar as team captain until the World Cup.
“It is believed that since there was no other potential candidate who could come close to his abilities as a cricketer and captain, the best and most sensible course of action is to retain Babar as captain till the ODI World Cup 2023. Be kept,” the source confirmed. . From News.
Apart from this, Babar is also unbeaten on the batting charts in the format, leading the team to the world No. 1 position in ODIs (for just a few hours).