2) Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
Misbah-ul-Haq after being criticized largely by the Pakistan cricket fraternity, he was declared as a skipper to lead his nation.
Pakistan's recent ODI form has been really poor after losing 0-3 to Australia followed by 2-3 defeat against New Zealand in UAE.
Misbah's individual performance has also been below par. He also skipped the third ODI against Australia after a deficit of 0-2 in a 3 ODI match series in October 2014. This raised apprehensions and serious doubts among the cricket experts over his captaincy.
Pakistan has already left their match winner spin maestro Saeed Ajmal who failed to make it to the squad because of a suspected bowling action. All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is too trying to battle it out with his bowling action and if he fails, he would be used just as a batsman. Despite all difficulties, Misbah is confident of their good show in WC and hope to change the Indo-Pak clashes history when they face India in their tournament opener.
He scored 248 runs in 6 innings in 2011 with three half centuries.
But with the world cup approaching in a month, he decided to quit ODI cricket after Pakistan finish with its campaign.
(ODI captaincy record – Matches 78: Won 41, Lost 34, Tied 2, NR 1)
Pakistan squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (C), Ahmed Shehzad, Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Sohail Khan, Wahab Riaz.
