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Misbah to remain Pak’s Test, ODI skipper

The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to retain senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq as captain for the Test and one-day series in the forthcoming tour of South Africa.

The 38-year-old has drawn flak for his below-par performances in one-day cricket including the recent tour of India. The PCB had removed him as captain of the Twenty20 squad last year for being a slow scorer.

But sources in the PCB said that the national selectors were told by the Board that Misbah will continue as captain for both formats while Mohammad Hafeez has been retained as captain of the T20 squad. Pakistan leaves on January 20 for South Africa to play three Tests, five one-dayers and two T20 matches.

‘Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf is happy with the performance of Misbah and the way he led the team to the one-day series win in India recently,’ one source said.

‘The positive report about Misbah is that despite his age, he is fit and brings about lot of confidence and discipline to the team with his presence and leadership qualities,’ the source said. He said the Board had decided to continue with Misbah for the South African tour and groom Hafeez.
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