Shahid Afridi: “The PCB must have one captain for all formats and there is no need to have a vice-captain. This will give a clear message to all players who is in charge”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes the national team will benefit by having one captain in all three formats and no vice-captains at all as it will “give a clear message to all players who is in charge.”
Mohammad Amir: “If you want to prepare any youngster for Test captaincy, Sarfaraz still has 2 years left in cricket, so appoint him as the captain along with a youngster as vice-captain”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir believes Sarfaraz Ahmed should have been named Test captain for the next two years so that a youngster could have been groomed to take over.
Shahid Afridi: “If you are unable to perform well, be it captain or vice-captain, a player should be benched and others should be given an opportunity”
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Legendary Pakistan powerhouse Shahid Afridi said spinner Shadab Khan deserves to be benched even though he is the limited overs vice-captain.
Zaka Ashraf: “It was Babar’s wish that Shadab remains the vice-captain during the World Cup. However, if he doesn’t perform, he will be dropped”
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said spinner Shadab Khan “will be dropped” if he continues failing to perform.
Wahab Riaz: “Shadab has been inconsistent”
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Former Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz has expressed his dismay at spinner Shadab Khan’s inconsistency.
Nasser Hussain: “One thing that they lack, which is unusual for Pakistan, is their spinners are a little bit out of form. Shadab Khan hasn’t been that good recently”
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan “hasn’t been that good recently.”
Rashid Latif: “Sarfaraz is the kind of player they (PCB) could have named the vice-captain on this tour (Sri Lanka). He is capable. He made a comeback after Rizwan’s drop in form”
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Rashid Latif, the former captain, believes Pakistan should have named wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed vice-captain of the Test team when he made his comeback.
Junaid Khan: “He already has some fitness issues”
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Junaid Khan, the Pakistan left-arm seamer, admitted he is worried about the fact that spinner Shadab Khan “already has some fitness issues.”
Rashid Latif: “Retaining Rizwan as vice-captain is not justifiable”
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Rashid Latif, the former wicketkeeper-batsman, feels it is “not justifiable” for Pakistan to retain Mohammad Rizwan as vice-captain in Test cricket.
Shahid Afridi: “I don’t think there is any need to announce a vice-captain [for the World Cup]. There is only one captain, so only keep him in mind and let him do his thing”
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Shahid Afridi believes it is useless for Pakistan to have a vice-captain for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in India and feels that captain Babar Azam should be given the freedom to “do his thing”.
