Srinagar: The uncertainty over Pakistan cricket team captain position is set to end with PCB on the recomendation of Director Cricket Mickey Arthur set to announce Babar Azam as captain till 2023 Cricket World Cup.
As per reports in Pakistan media, Mickey Arthur who recently arrived in Pakistan for a short visit held meetings with Sethi, in which he spoke in favour of Babar, stating that the star batter has the ability to take the team in right direction, so there is no reason for a change in captaincy. Sethi has already approved Arthur’s recommendation.
“Babar enjoys a good captaincy record in limited-overs format. However, the team failed to win a single home Test under his leadership in 2022. Despite this, Arthur wants Babar to lead the team in the Test series against Sri Lanka in July,” report said.
Report quotimg sources said, an important point discussed during the meeting was that if the captain is changed, who would be the alternative? No consensus could be reached on a suitable alternative, hence it was decided that Babar would remain captain till the 2023 World Cup.
Sources further added that during the aforementioned meeting, Arthur told Sethi that the current Pakistan team has the capability to win the World Cup, as there are several match winners in the team. They just need proper guidance, and this task will be done with support from his coaching staff.
