Leading Pak in all formats not a burden, says Sarfraz
Dismissing the impression that leading the national team in across all three formats of the game is burdening him, Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed said that he has always tried to bring the best out of the team in every format.
Insisting that it is a great honour for him to be appointed as the captain in all three formats, Sarfraz said he had always tried to give his 100 percent while enjoying the game. “It is a great honour for me that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed me captain in all three formats; and this responsibility in no way is burdening me,” the Dawn quoted Sarfraz, as saying.
“I have always enjoyed playing in every format and tried to produce my best and bring the best out of the national team as captain,” the 30-year-old added.
Under Sarfraz, Pakistan had recently lost the ODI series against New Zealand 0-5 but had won the T20I series.
The Pakistan skipper, who rose to fame after guiding the national side to ICC Champions Trophy glory last year, said he is also disappointed by the side’s
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defeat against New Zealand, adding that their batting did not click according to plan.
“We could have won at least two ODIs in New Zealand. But in the end the result went against us. The batting, which has some flaws, did not click according to our plans,” Sarfraz said.
Recently, former cricketer Moin Khan had called on the PCB to extend the tenure of Sarfraz for at least by two more years in order to avoid potential dressing-room conflicts.
It should be noted that the Pakistan cricket has seen much internal strife, including the infamous Waqar Younis-led mutiny against the then skipper Wasim Akram during the 1990s.
Such conflicts reared its head again when Hasan Ali stared at Sarfraz in an act of apparent dissent after the skipper criticised the fast-bowler for wayward bowling during the tour to New Zealand.