Rashid Latif: “Salman Ali Agha’s record as a captain is not good; he couldn’t even take his team to the second stage in domestic cricket. The PCB should have considered these factors. We don’t know what the reasoning was behind making him captain”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has questioned why batting all-rounder Salman Ali Agha was appointed limited overs vice-captain.
Salman even captained the men in green in the third T20I against Australia and during the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, which the men in green won 2-1.
Despite this, Latif noted that the 31-year-old doesn’t have a good captaincy record in domestic cricket and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should have been aware of this before deciding who to select as Mohammad Rizwan’s deputy in white-ball cricket.
“Salman Ali Agha’s record as a captain is not good; he couldn’t even take his team to the second stage in domestic cricket. The PCB should have considered these factors. We don’t know what the reasoning was behind making him captain,” he said on his YouTube channel as quoted by PakPassion.
Salman is currently involved in Pakistan’s tour of South Africa and began with a Man of the Match performance in the 1st ODI, where he took four wickets and scored an unbeaten 82 to lead his side to a three-wicket win.
The 2nd ODI will take place on December 19 in Cape Town.
Once the ODI series is done, Pakistan and South Africa will play two Tests, which will start on December 26 in Centurion.
Pakistan Squad for South Africa T20I Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha
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