Kamran Akmal: “Babar Azam should be made captain till 2027”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal wants Babar Azam to remain as captain until 2027.
Azam was recently reappointed as Pakistan’s limited overs skipper at the expense of T20I skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi, who only led the men in green in one series, which consisted of five matches against New Zealand in January 2014.
The 29-year-old’s return to the helm comes less than six months after he stepped down from the leadership role in all three formats.
Now that Azam is back as captain, Akmal wants him to be given a three-year period where his management style isn’t continuously called into question.
“Babar Azam should be made captain till 2027,” he told PakPassion.
Azam was recently in charge of the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and finished as the highest run-scorer in the tournament with 569 runs in 11 games, which included a century and five fifties, at an average of 56.90 and a strike-rate of 142.60.
He will now lead Pakistan in their five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which will take place in Rawalpindi and Lahore from April 18 to 27.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9: Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Asif Ali, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufiyan Muqeem, Waqar Salamkheil, Arshad Iqbal, Gus Atkinson, Shamar Joseph
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