{"id":32202,"date":"2018-10-11T19:25:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T09:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=32202"},"modified":"2018-10-11T19:25:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T09:25:41","slug":"younis-backs-sarfraz-as-pakistan-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/younis-backs-sarfraz-as-pakistan-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Younis backs Sarfraz as Pakistan captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Pakistan legendary batsman Younis Khan has shown his support for Sarfraz Ahmed despite horror show at the Asia Cup. Talking to media in Karachi former captain said: \u201cSarfraz is a good player and I have full confidence in his captaincy capabilities. PCB should let him continue as captain and I hope that Pakistan will do well in the upcoming cricket tournaments.\u201dThe 40-year-old further said: \u201cUnfortunately, here in Pakistan we have a habit of changing the captain after one poor series or tournament and that needs to change. We should support our captain and give him confidence, so he doesn\u2019t have to say that he hasn\u2019t slept for a week.\u201dKhan \u2014 who hung up his boots after becoming the highest runs scorer in Test cricket for Pakistan in 2017 \u2014 also criticised current selection criteria by saying that they don\u2019t know how to treat senior players. \u201cMohammad Hafeez was not even in the initial 17-member squad for Australia Tests, and out of nowhere, he was called up in the squad. He was included in the playing XI and he has proved himself by performing at the highest level,\u201d said Khan. \u201cI still don\u2019t know what is the team selection criteria in this country as they don\u2019t know how to treat a senior player.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Pakistan legendary batsman Younis Khan has shown his support for Sarfraz Ahmed despite horror show at the Asia Cup. Talking to media in Karachi former captain said: \u201cSarfraz is a good player and I have full confidence in his captaincy capabilities. 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