LAHORE – Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali has supported the idea of playingcricket behind closed doors to provide cricket-loving fans something torejoice.
“In the present scenario when the entire world is fighting against thedeadly corona virus pandemic there is nothing to watch on TV as sportsevents are suspended around the globe and cricket fans sports will be happyif they get to watch something somehow.
But lives and health of people are equally important and if that is notcompromised, we can start with cricket slowly, but not now, at later stagewhen things are conducive to re start cricket “, said Azhar Ali during adigital session with sports journalists here on Thursday .
To a question about his poor form and defensive style of captaincy, theTest skipper said his knee injury is the main reason behind his dip in formand also a factor behind his decision not to play white-ball cricket forPakistan and focus only on Tests.
“The knee injury has hampered my form, when I was at my peak and helped uswin the Champions Trophy, but after my injury, those six to eight monthsdisturbed me and also disturbed my form. Now I am working very hard and Iam hopeful of regaining my lost form to be a useful part of the team and toinspire as a captain.
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“You lead the team according to situation and according to resourcesavailable to you. It is always different and you can’t place four slips inconditions in Dubai but at certain grounds you need placement in slips.
He rejected the impression of being dubbed as a defensive skipper, sayingit is not fair to dub him as a leader with such approach.
