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| Azhar Ali also quit his role as Vice Captain of the Test Team © Getty Images |
Just 3 days after England Test captain
Alastair Cook relinquished England captaincy, Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali has
quit as ODI captain after a string of poor performances. He is believed to have
taken the step because the pressure of leading the national side was affecting
his batting. The decision comes after Pakistan's 4-1 loss against Australia
where Ali managed just 37 runs in the three
matches and missed two matches of the series due to a hamstring injury.
Ali succeeded
Misbah-ul-Haq retired from ODI cricket following Pakistan’s quarter-final exit
in the 2015 World Cup was a surprising choice at the time since he had still
not cemented his place in the ODI team when he was chosen to lead the limited
overs side.
Off 31 one day
internationals that Pakistan played under Ali, the team registered 12 wins and
18 losses while one match was washed out.
Ali who is
facing a one match ban for slow over rate against Australia also
clarified on twitter that he has relinquished the role of vice-captain of Test
team.
Wicket-keeper
batsman and T20I team captain Sarfraz Ahmed will take over the ODI captaincy.
2 comments:
That's good for him and his image, and ultimately, after the trashing we took from Australia, it's good for us.
Hope he gets his form back now that his full focus will be on it.
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