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Butt, the right man to lead: Wasim Akram

Express May 20, 2010

LAHORE: Former skipper Wasim Akram said that in-form opener Salman Butt is the right man to lead Pakistan in test matches.

Waseem Akram said that in the absence of senior players like Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik, Salman is the right choice for the job. He said that Afridi's place in the test squad is not fixed, so there is no question of him being made the skipper.

The 43-year-old Akram also said that there is a lot of mistrust between the players and the Pakistan Cricket Board.

COMMENTS (6)

Waqas Ahmed | 14 years ago | Reply I don't think Salman butt would make a good captain, he is a decent test batsman but does not have captaincy traits.

Munir Ahmad Bhatti | 14 years ago | Reply Salman Butt is a great player. According to the aggregate he maintained he is the most succesful opener for pakistan behind Saeed Anwar. In these days PCB as well as Pakistan Cricket Team are facing very bad days due to non availability of senior players like M Yousaf, Younis Khan etc. For the sake of God, if you want betterment for PCT in future, Salman Butt should be the captain of Pakistan Cricket Team (PCT) for all three forms of cricket i.e. T20, ODI and Test formats.

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imran | 14 years ago | Reply Salman but is a good batsman but he is not a good coice as a captain. I think kamran akmal is a good choice as a captain

zameer | 14 years ago | Reply Retain Afridi as captain.He talks a lot of sense.

Dr. Asad Sadick, Germany | 14 years ago | Reply Salman Butt is disaster as a fielder. A captain has to lead from the front and with his fielding skills, how can he infuse the right attitude? He has improved as a batsman but once he is captain even that will go down the drain. Let him continue to concentrate further on his batting. Captaincy will put him under undue pressure. PCB always finds ideas calling for failure. Razzak or Kamran would be better choices.

Jaad Syed | 14 years ago | Reply He shouldnt even be in the team! what qualifies Salman Butt to lead the team ?!!?:O

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