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Pakistan's
cricket chiefs have named batsman Azhar Ali as the national side's new one-day
international captain, despite the fact he has not made the 50-over team in
more than two years and was not part of their World Cup squad. Wicketkeeper
Sarfraz Ahmed was named vice-captain for both ODIs and T20s, a move that
appears to cement his place in the side. Ali was also named as vice-captain for
the Test side, which Misbah will continue to lead, while big-hitting allrounder
Shahid Afridi stays on as Twenty20 skipper.
The
30-year-old replaces Misbah-ul-Haq, who retired from ODIs following Pakistan's
World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of eventual champions Australia. The
27-year-old was left out for the early matches of the World Cup but when he was
finally called up, he responded with some dazzling glove-work and a century in
the final pool match against Ireland, Pakistan's first century in the
tournament since 2007.Ali has played just 14 ODIs, the most recent in January
2013, when he contributed two with the bat as Pakistan beat arch-rivals India
by 85 runs at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. Despite Ali's absence from the ODI squad,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan insisted he had proved
himself in the domestic Pentangular Cup.
"I
know Azhar Ali was not in the team in the last two years but his performance in
the pentangular series proved that he deserves to be the captain." Misbah
led the side in 87 of his 162 ODIs, winning 45 of them, and has been a beacon
of dogged stability in the often-turbulent world of Pakistani cricket in recent
years. "Azhar Ali has been appointed captain because of his leadership
skills, team spirit and character," Khan told reporters.
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