Former legendary batsman and ex captain of Pakistan cricket team, Javed Miandad said that Pakistan Cricket Board should accept their mistake of the appointment of Azhar Ali as the captain of Pakistan cricket team. He said that it was the wrong decision of PCB and it should accept its mistake and they should take action to replace him with the suitable player as captain, who can bear the pressure of the international match. Now two matches are left in the ODI series against England and Pakistan has to play the test, ODI and T20 series against West Indies. He further added that there was no sense to appoint him as captain in the Pakistan cricket team last year, while he was out from the team since 2013.
Waseem Akram, former captain of Pakistan and legendary bowler said that the wicket keeper batsman, Sarfaraz Ahmed is the clear choice to replace him with Azhar as the ODI captain. He further added that it is the right time to hand over the captaincy to the 29 years old Sarfaraz Ahmed, who is the best option as the ODI captain and he is good performer under pressure and he can bring the changes at the time of pressure.
The former captain and leading commentator, Rameez Raja said that he is worried about the captaincy of Azhar Ali as he came under pressure after back to back defeat in the current series against England. He said that he is concerned about the pressure and criticism, which can affect the performance of the captain in the test cricket.
Former head coach and test opener of Pakistan, Mohsin Hassan Khan said that it is the big test for the new coach, Mickey Arthur to turn the fortune of the team in the limited over matches. The players and the board have to watch where they are standing and what they will have to do. Now it is the great challenge for the new coach to train the team in this way that it can show the performance not only in the test matches but also in the one day international matches.