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Old April 12, 2007, 01:53 PM
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Rafique isnt the solution to our ODI captaincy problem. His ability (or lack of it) to communicate with the players (as ATMR touched on) and the international media is obviously a concern. Let's face it, Rafique isn't (never was) the candidate to be the captain for the future. He doesnt have many years left in his career.

I have been maintaining that realistically, the ideal time for Bashar to stand down from the ODI team would be after the WC, before the India series starts. We need to look into the future and put the next captain to test in the shorter version of the game (with the T20 WC coming up as well). Shahriar Nafees has been highly touted from all fronts as the next one, and I believe we can proceed with him. He needs to fix a few technicalities of his batting when it comes to facing top opponents, and his recent slump, which is definitely an awful one, shouldn't deter our faith awar from him. Mushfiq also seem to have the qualities of a leader, and can be a serious candidate (if necessary) in a couple years time.
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