Imam-ul-Haq: “I really like Sarfaraz bhai’s T20 captaincy. He is very street smart. He knows how to read the game and make quick decisions”
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Pakistan opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq said he really liked Sarfaraz Ahmed’s tenure as T20I captain as he was “street smart” and made “quick decisions.”
Sarfaraz led the men in green in all three formats between 2016 and 2019 before being replaced. Imam praised the 36-year-old for his leadership skills and for utilising the support he had in former head coach Mickey Arthur and ex-chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq.
Furthermore, the 28-year-old lauded Sarfaraz for giving players the chance to prove themselves, which current limited overs captain Babar Azam has also done.
“I really like Sarfaraz bhai’s T20 captaincy. He is very street smart. He knows how to read the game and make quick decisions,” Imam was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
“Babar Azam gives proper opportunity to the players. Sarfaraz bhai also gave opportunities, but he had Mickey [Arthur] and Inzamam-ul-Haq behind him. Babar didn’t have that kind of support in his era, but he backed the players a lot and had great communication with them.”
Azam recently led Pakistan in their five-match T20I series against New Zealand and scored 125 runs in five games, which included a top score of 69, at an average of 31.25 and a strike-rate of 138.88.
The series finished as a 2-2 draw.
Pakistan Squad for New Zealand T20I Series: Babar Azam (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Zaman Khan
Non-travelling reserves: Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha
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