Pakistans cricket chief on Wednesday backed MisbahulHaq as oneday captain saying he would lead the side to next years World Cup.
Chief
selector Moin Khan on Tuesday hinted at a possible change of oneday
captain, saying discussions were in progress and if there was a
consensus, a change could be made.But Pakistan Cricket Board PCB chairman Najam Sethi gave his support to Misbah, who has led the side in
71 onday internationals since taking over in May 2011, winning 39 of
them.stand by my decision to retain Misbah as captain until the World Cup Sethi told AFP.stralia and New Zealand coh
An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-ny tornaent in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middleorder mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaignnd the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermathgave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.
Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about threeears, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead ofMohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tounament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for te Test and ODIseries that followed against South Africa.nth, has long faced criticism for his defensive approach as a leader, despite leading Pakistan to seven onay series wins last yeara record for the country in a 12month period.
He is also Pakistan's Test captain, having led them in 27 Tes with 12 wins, seven defeats and eight draws.Whatever the personal views of any of the selectors regarding who should be the captain, I am firm on my decision said Sethi.bah has performed very well in both one-dayers and Tests and is one of the fittest players in the team," said Sethi of Misbah, who scored 1373runs in 2013the most in the world
An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-ny tornaent in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middleorder mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaignnd the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermathgave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.
Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about threeears, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead ofMohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tounament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for te Test and ODIseries that followed against South Africa.nth, has long faced criticism for his defensive approach as a leader, despite leading Pakistan to seven onay series wins last yeara record for the country in a 12month period.
He is also Pakistan's Test captain, having led them in 27 Tes with 12 wins, seven defeats and eight draws.Whatever the personal views of any of the selectors regarding who should be the captain, I am firm on my decision said Sethi.bah has performed very well in both one-dayers and Tests and is one of the fittest players in the team," said Sethi of Misbah, who scored 1373runs in 2013the most in the world
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