Pakistan's Unorthodox Choice for Captaincy is Safe for Now

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-26 17:35:06 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-26 20:09:33

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Despite being an unorthodox choice, Mohammad Rizwan's captaincy is safe for now, even despite the team's underwhelming results. The lack of alternatives and the clarity provided by Rizwan's leadership yields a somewhat satisfactory performance.

Pakistan's fortunes have been on a steady decline ever since they departed from the UK. They were whitewashed in the T20Is and struggled in the ODIs. Now they have lost the test series as well, the team is struggling financially, and there are internal issues and scandals. Amid all this, the unconventional appointment of Mohammad Rizwan as the limited-overs captain has been interesting to say the least.

Rizwan, regarded highly for his batting prowess, was never really on the radar for the captaincy position. Previously, he was termed as someone who doesn't lead by example and tends to shy away from responsibilities. However, all of a sudden, he was bestowed with the captaincy baton, and interestingly, he seems to be holding on to it for now. Even though Pakistan has lost every series under his captaincy, he has managed to keep his place. This shows the lack of alternatives that the think tank has.

Despite the underwhelming performances, the board is willing to give him another go based on his recent performances with the bat. His duck in the first innings of the second test was unfortunate. To add to that, the lack of experience and the unsettled batting line-up also contributes to the team's underperformance.

The board and the think tank are probably hoping for him to find his footing and improve his batting performances, which would eventually reflect in the team's performance as well. His captaincy provides clarity in terms of the balance of the side, and perhaps that is why they are willing to persist with him even though the results are not coming.

It seems that Mohammad Rizwan's ODI captaincy is safe for now, but with the team not gaining any ground, it might be only a matter of time before a change is made.

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