The best captain should lead the side in all formats: Imran Khan

Legendary Pakistani skipper Imran Khan feels that Misbah ul Haq should lead Pakistan in all formats of the game. The cricketer turned politician also stated that he isn’t really someone who backs the idea of having different captains in different formats of the game. He asserts that the best captain should be at the helm of affairs.

“If a captain has made you no. 1 (in test cricket) then you should keep that captain in other formats as well,” said Khan while talking in an exclusive interview on ARY News.

“The best captain should lead the side in all formats, and there must be a reason that he is the best skipper then he should play as captain in other formats as well.”

Imran had also on previous instances spoken in the same manner saying that for the sake of continuity, team building and planning there should be one captain. On the perception of specialist long format and short format cricketers, Khan said, “The one that is a good test cricketer can play in other formats of the game as well.”

“There should be one or two changes in the team in different formats, but, when you change the skipper, it disturbs the team combination as a whole,” he added.

“A good test cricketer can perform in 20 and 50 over format of the game as well. The way Misbah has led the team in England, he deserves all the credit for their performance,” he lauded the 42-year-old Test sipper.

“Keeping him out of the ODI team is beyond my understanding.”