Former Pakistan cricket captain Misbahul Haq, who is also one of the members of the cricket committee, has backed Sarfraz Ahmed's captaincy for the upcoming 2019 World Cup. "Sarfraz Ahmed should be named as the skipper as not much time is left for the tournament.
The 2019 World Cup will be held in England in June," he said. "Bad performance in one tournament does not mean that people start talking about replacing the captain. Sarfraz Ahmed is learning and improving, and I don't think there should be any debate about his captaincy."
On the other hand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly asked the head of cricket committee Mohsin Khan to avoid giving controversial comments. The PCB formed a three-member cricket to assist and advise the board's chairman in relation to plans for promotion and conduct of game at all levels. The committee also included former Pakistan captains Wasim Akram, Misbahul Haq and former women's captain and selector Urooj Mumtaz.
The sources claimed that the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani was unhappy with the series of statements made by Mohsin Khan who shared his views that Sarfraz Ahmed should not be the captain of the Test team. Both Sarfraz or Mickey Arthur complained to the PCB chairman about it, the sources added.