Pakistan Cricket Board Sack Sarfaraz Ahmed As Their Skipper; Twitter Reacts

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has removed Sarfaraz Ahmed from captaincy from all formats with immediate effect. Reports emerged that head coach Misbah ul Haq was not happy with Sarfaraz and expressed his concerns with PCB CEO Wasim Khan.

Talented batsman Babar Azam will take over the role in the shortest formats while veteran batsman Azhar Ali will shoulder the responsibility in red-ball cricket.

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Meanwhile, Sarfaraz Ahmed has found himself under the scanner after their recent drubbing against a second-string Sri Lankan side. Despite winning the ODIs, they suffered a humiliating whitewash in the three-match T20I series.

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This year has been a forgettable one for Pakistan as they began the year with a 5-0 drubbing against Australia. The Men in Greens Pakistan then lost an ODI series to England 4-0 before losing to Afghanistan in the World Cup warm-up game. It all reeled up when Sarfaraz Ahmed was seen yawning during a high intense India-Pakistan game during the World Cup.

It all summed after the loss against Sri Lanka as Pakistan stripped Sarfaraz from the leadership roles across formats. Speaking about the developments, the former skipper said that it was an honour for him to lead the country at the highest level. Sarfaraz Ahmed also wished luck to the new skippers.

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“It has been an honour to lead Pakistan at the highest level. I want to thank all my colleagues, coaches and selectors who have helped me in this journey. My good wishes are with Azhar Ali, Babar Azam and the Pakistan cricket team, and I hope they will continue to grow stronger and stronger,” Sarfaraz said.

Social media had mixed reactions when the news broke out on. While many adjudged it as a wrong decision considering Sarfaraz Ahmed’s rich statistics, many feel this will help Pakistan cricket progress in future.

Twitter Reactions:

Maybe captaincy wasn't his cup of tea but I always rated Sarfaraz as a cricketer. Huge pressure now on Babar Azam, already the best batsman, now captain too in limited overs cricket.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 18, 2019

So.. @SarfarazA_54 SACKED as captain of all three formats with immediate effect.. Captain who made Pakistan World # 1 T20 side shown the door less than 12 months into the World T20! #Pakistan #Cricket

— Sawera Pasha (@sawerapasha) October 18, 2019

Sarfaraz Ahmed is to be dropped from both the Test and T20I formats due to the drop in his overall form during the past few series #Cricket

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) October 18, 2019

JUST IN :

PCB removes @SarfarazA_54 as captain from all 3 formats

— Akhil Gupta ? (@Guptastats92) October 18, 2019

That's a bit muchhttps://t.co/mzKWHBzbyT

— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) October 18, 2019

News of Sarfaraz Ahmed being removed as Captain from all formats. Test and ODI make sense but how could they remove him in T20 considering his successful stats? #Cricket #Pakistan #PCB #SarfarazAhmed pic.twitter.com/FkmMJDXwBN

— Jibran T. Siddiqui (@jibransiddiqui) October 18, 2019

Breaking: PCB removes Sarfaraz Ahmed from captaincy! Yes he hasn't delivered well in tests but removing him from T20 & ODIs doesn't make any sence. Despite taking Pakistan to No.1 in T20s, a 11 consective T20i series winner. Does Sarfaraz deserves to be taken off from captaincy?

— Ahmad ™?? (@iamAhmadhaseeb) October 18, 2019

Great News ???@TheRealPCB has removed Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain from all formats, with immediate effect.

The wicketkeeper-batsman has also been dropped from the side ahead of Australia tour and has been asked by the PCB to regain form in domestic cricket. #Cricket

— Fahad Ali (@fahadmehtabali) October 18, 2019

PCB Removed Sarfraz Ahmad from captaincy of all three formats#SarfarazAhmed pic.twitter.com/DousQn8Dqo

— Usman Khan Hasrat (@UsmanKhanUSK) October 18, 2019

Sarfaraz Ahmed's record as T20I captain

T20Is – 37
Won – 29
Lost – 8
Win% – 78.37

Sarfaraz took Pakistan to No1 in T20Is without home matches just like Misbah did in Tests, also won the ODI CT 2017. Now World's No1 T20I team will be lead by World's No1 T20I batsman Babar Azam.

— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) October 18, 2019