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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Under Sarfraz, Pakistan had recently lost the ODI series against New Zealand by 0-5 but had won the T20I series against the same.
Though Sarfraz admitted that Hafeez's loss before such a tricky series against New Zealand was a major blow for Pakistan, he was hoping for a fine job from Malik.
Sarfraz said being a Muslim he believed in the holy Quran and also that there was magic in the world but he chose to blame his batsmen for the Test series defeat.
Incidentally, the man who made the verbal offer to the Pakistani captain is based in Dubai and is learnt to be known to the players.
Mahmood said that apart from batting and bowling, "our fielding is also continuing to improve by leaps and bounds as well."
The Pakistan skipper said that they have a young team which has the ability to beat any team.
Under this arrangement, each player is set to be richer by around 13.5 million rupees while the management, which includes all the coaches, will get around 10,00,000 rupees each.
'Duniya' channel reported that the Pakistan cricketers were not happy with their cash awards as Sarfraz and Zaman's takings were significantly more than others.
The younger Akmal was sent back home from the ICC Champions Trophy in England after failing a fitness test just before the tournament.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan announced the decision on Tuesday during a ceremony to honour Pakistan cricket team for winning the ICC Champions Trophy title.
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