The wicketkeeper-batsman took the team's leadership responsibility in February 2017 during the difficult time in Pakistan cricket. Sarfraz didn't need more time to set his reputation as captain in world cricket as in July 2017 under his leadership Pakistan thrashed arch-rivals India in the final of Champions Trophy. Sarfraz captaincy abilities came into limelight in 2006 when he led the U19 side to the World Cup triumph. He made his debut very early in 2007 against India but couldn't manage to fix his place in the team and played just t four Tests, four T20Is and 26 ODIs during the 2007-2014 reign. He was not impactful that time as Pakistan already had Akmal brothers- Kamran and Umar as their first-choice wicketkeepers. It was in 2014 when the Pakistan skipper made the mark in the national team when he scored 74 runs against Sri Lanka in losing cause after that there was no stopping for Sarfraz and now he is the perfect candidate to lead the young Pakistan team.
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Pakistan on Wednesday lost to Bangladesh by 37 runs in the final Super 4 clash to bow out of the tournament, which they have won twice in past.
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Ganguly further applauded Ahmed's captaincy during the 2017 Champions Trophy saying that it was impeccable.
Ramiz who joined the conversation from Geo News' studio, agreed with Sourav and said that India's chances of winning the match are 60-40.
In the searing Dubai heat, where the mercury has risen up to 43 degree Celsius, the primary aim of the Men in Blue would be to get their combination right before the big game.
India were to play two matches in Abu Dhabi but the schedule was tweaked to allow Rohit Sharma's men to play all their matches in Dubai.
Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by eight wickets to make a positive start of their campaign but Sarfraz pointed out a few things which his team need to work on before they clash with India on September 19.
Asked about the weather, Rohit admitted that it's not really pleasant and also felt that the group that was in England needed the break to rejuvenate themselves.
Pakistan has been playing well for the past one year and Sarfraz attributes it to a discussion he had with chairman of selectors Inzamam-ul-Haq.
Pakistan will open their Asia Cup campaign against Hong Kong in Dubai on September 16 followed by the match against India on September 19.
Pakistan begin their Asia Cup campaign with a league game against the winner of the ongoing Asia Cup Qualifier on September 16 before facing arch-rivals India on September 19.
The ODI series against Zimbabwe proved to be a historic one for Pakistan as they broke a series of records.
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It was a remarkable turnaround of form from England, which lost the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets inside four days.
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has defended the 16-man national squad for tours of Ireland and England as the "best of the best" despite criticism over the omission of batsman Fawad Alam.
The Windies will come into the series without their key players like Chris Gayle, Jason Holder and Evin Lewis along with the T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite who have pulled out of the three-match T20I series vs Pakistan.
After Pakistan slumped to a 0-5 defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the recently-held ODI series, chief selector Inzamam stressed on the fact that there is a need play more of one-day cricket at both domestic and international level.
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