Muhammad Hafeez shuts down reporter over the question of permanent captaincy
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Pakistan Cricket Team all rounder Muhammad Hafeez who is currently the Team Captain of the Greens side has quashed the speculations that he is running after the slot of the Captaincy.
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Mohammad Hafeez has rubbished speculation that he is in the running to take over from Azhar Ali as Pakistan’s ODI format on a permanent basis.
The 36-year-old Hafeez, as stand-in captain, led the Men in Green to an impressive win over Australia in the second ODI in the absence of Azhar, whose hamstring injury has ruled him out of tomorrow’s third ODI as well.
Hafeez’s 72-run knock coupled with the team’s victory has given birth to the idea that he should take over the armband permanently from Azhar, whose leadership has been under scrutiny for some time.
On the eve of the third ODI, Hafeez shut down a reporter who enquired if he has any designs on succeeding Azhar, declaring that Azhar is the team’s captain and everyone in the team wants him back.
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“I think talking about captaincy here is irrelevant. Our captain is Azhar [Ali], and we want him back in the team as soon as possible,” said Hafeez.
