Moin Khan Urges PCB to Continue With Sarfraz Ahmed as a Skipper Until World Cup 2019
Published - 11 Sep 2018, 04:55 PM | Updated - 22 Aug 2024, 11:55 PM
While urging Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), former Pakistan captain Moin Khan stated Sarfraz Ahmed should continue as skipper for the national team till the World Cup 2019 in a bid to ensure some good results.
However, Moin feels Sarfraz is more like a fighter who wonderfully led his team in all the format of the game.
He strongly thinks and recommends to PCB to have faith in Sarfraz. He believes that Sarfraz will get some time to groom the players for the World Cup 2019.
“Sarfraz is a fighter who has led the national team superbly in all the formats so far. So I strongly recommend to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to announce him as skipper till the World Cup 2019. So that, he is able to groom and build a winning combination of players for the mega event in England.” Moin said.
Moin added that he had hardly seen Pakistan making good comebacks. Moin, who was part of the 1992 World Cup-winning team as wicketkeeper-batsman. He observed that Sarfraz had tremendous fighting spirit for the side.
“I have seldom seen our team making so many good comebacks that they have done in all formats of the game in recent times.” Moin Khan added.
Moin maintained that he was happy to see Pakistan winning the Champions Trophy 2017 in England in the last year.
Moreover, after that, they won the final against Australia in the tri-series in Zimbabwe last month.
“The manner in which we bounced back to win the Champions Trophy in England last year. And then again in the final against Australia in the tri-series in Zimbabwe last month was a treat to watch.” Moin asserted.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz has played 90 One-day Internationals for his nation scoring 1,748 runs averaging 34.27. He scored two centuries and eight half-centuries in his 50-over career. Sarfraz has the highest score of 105 runs.
