ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reportedly selects Captain andVice Captains for Pakistan Test Cricket team.
PCB is reportedly considering to choose Azhar Ali as captain of the Testteam in place of Sarfaraz Ahmed, while letting the current skipper tocontinue as the captain of the One Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20I sides.
In addition, Mickey Arthur is likely to serve as the head coach of Pakistantill the Twenty20 World Cup, which is scheduled to begin next year. As permedia reports, the decision comes after initial consultation by the PCB forthe head coach and Test captain. Azhar will most likely become Pakistan’sTest captain again, while Mickey’s contract is likely to be extended tillnext year’s Twenty20 World Cup.
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The decision was taken to reduce the burden on Sarfaraz, who will continueto lead Pakistan in the limited formats, whereas, Pakistan top orderbatsman Babar Azam is likely to be appointed as the vice-captain in allthree formats, as the board eyes to groom Babar for the future.
