Captaincy

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@ravage

was it a good decision for Afridi to give up test captaincy? Allowed the team to unify under a young captain at a time when he was the only representative left of the ‘old guard’. No Ys, a severely undermined Shoaib Malik. Make Butt captain and emphasise youth.

How do you guys see the power residing in the Pakistan camps now? Do you figure Salman Butt and Afridi will get along as equal stature captains, or will there be politics now between them? I think ideally Salman Butt should be the Micheal Clarke to Ponting for Afridi when tours start, even though Butt is the test Captain. just given our culture.

On another note, what did you think of Butt’s captaincy? Quite a few things to learn as far as field placings go.

@Saby

Afridi’s decision was a masterstroke.. He was impressed with Salman and was also weary of the fact that his performances in test may affect his ‘lead by example’ credentials/hold in limited overs format. so why cling on to something just for the sake of it?

@ravage

yep. the criticism I think was criticism for its own sake. what was refreshing was to see him repeatedly emphasise his limitations without downplaying the importance of test cricket.

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