PCB not likely to replace T20 captain Mohammad Hafeez – Cricket News Update
The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Zaka Ashraf, has made it clear that he has no plans of changing the T20 captain in the near future and has complete confidence in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898’s abilities.
The all-rounder from Sargodha replaced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 as the T20 captain in May, alongside a number of changes in the personnel for the shortest format of the game.
Hafeez’s first assignment was in Sri Lanka, where the Green Shirts levelled the T20 series, although they were considered as favourites to clinch the battle in light of their recent record.
The 31-year-old did not look impressive in the short series and many pundits slammed his leadership skills. Some of the former Pakistani cricketers have been urging the Chairman PCB to reappoint http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World
T20 2012, which will be played in September/October in Sri Lanka.
While speaking to a press conference in Lahore on Wednesday, Ashraf revealed that the opening batsman will be retained as the T20 captain for the upcoming series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in UAE and hoped for a promising showing.
“Whatever decisions the Pakistan Cricket Board has been made, we are very confident the team will perform. Hafeez is a great talent and we are still confident in his leadership of the T20,” he said.
Answering a question by a journalist about Afridi’s wish to lead the national team once again, the Chairman PCB said that the former captain’s statement has been picked up without context.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 as a very strong bowler as part
of the team.”
The PCB head further added that the squad is selected keeping the team management on board and the same will continue to be the case in future as well.
“The team was discussed with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 matches,” the Chairman of the board further added.
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