Captain's success lies in communication with PCB seniors: Sarfaraz Ahmed
Sarfaraz said he has set his eyes on Sri Lanka series and decided his batting number for now.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – National team skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed on Saturday said that proper communication with the high officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is a source of success for any captain of the team.
After being retained by the PCB as the captain of Pakistan cricket team for the upcoming Sri Lanka series which include, three T20Is and ODIs each, Sarfaraz expressed, “It is very important for any captain. A captain must be able to communicate with officials in PCB. It helps a lot when someone from the helm of affairs comes to you and says a few supportive words,” Sarfaraz said in after first day’s play in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy between Sindh and Balochistan at the UBL Sports Complex.”
In recently ended ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Pakistan, which was captained by Sarfaraz, ended at the fifth position and missed out the semi-final on the basis of NRR.
Skipper has been under-fire since the world cup debacle until tomorrow when he was given another shot at leading the team.
“Specially, after the game against India, team was under immense pressure and at that time PCB talked to us and boosted our morale which helped us a lot,” Sarfaraz said.
Responding to a question about retaining long-term captainship, the wicket-keeper batsman expressed that it’s all up to PCB to decide the role for a player. “It is not my domain,” the skipper responded to journalist.
For now, Sarfaraz says, he has set his eyes on the series against Sri Lanka and has also decided a number to bat for himself.
“In last few days at pre-season camp, I have discussed a lot with Misbah ul Haq. I have also finalized my batting position and I will come to that position during the series against Lankans.
However, he chose to keep his decided batting position a surprise. “You’ll know when the series comes,” he replied when asked at what number he’s decided to bat during the series against Sri Lanka which starts on September 27th.
He also shared his thoughts on recent trend of fast bowlers ditching longer format of the game to keep them fit for shorter format and for a longer period.
“We will have to see, after Aamir and Wahab, we’ll see who are the wicket taking bowlers available to us, also Yasir Shah needs a supporting spinner with him in the squad as well,” the skipper highlighted.
Replying to a question about appointment of Babar Azam as his deputy, Sarfaraz said that he’s always enjoyed Babar’s company and it’s a good sign to see a youngster being groomed.
“He’s also a good performer, I enjoy very good coordination with him as he fields at slip with me and I usually discuss various plans with him,” the Pakistan captain concluded.
