ISLAMABAD: Former Test cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz has proposed a few changes in batting order of the national side which he feels will bring improvement in overall performance of the team.
Talking to APP he said sending Muhammad Hafeez on number three disturbs the whole batting order saying that he should bat as an opener while Nasir Jamshed,being in poor form, should be rested in the remaining ODIs.
Pakistan won the first ODI against South Africa by 23 runs, but in that match too, top order batsmen failed to do anything substantial leaving it to the young all-rounders at the bottom to do the rescue work.
Sarfraz Nawaz said the reason for Hafeez not scoring runs was the number at which he plays.
The legendary pacer further said talented youngster Sohaib Maqsood should be promoted at Number three followed by Umar Akmal at four.
"Misbah ul Haq should bat at number five and carry the innings till end,"he said, adding, Umar Amin, if perform consistently, should be placed at number six, otherwise Asad Shafiq can take his position as he was far more talented than Amin.
"Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been wasting the brilliant middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq by not including him in the team," Sarfraz underlined.
He said Shahid Afridi should also be sent at number nine as he was considered to be a bowler now rather than a batsman,
Sarfraz while praising the performances of Bilawal Bhatti and Anwar Ali said the board should give maximum chances to the youngsters as they were the future of the game. "Aged players should be rested now," he said.
Talking about Waqar Younis, who was likely to become the next coach of the national team, Sarfraz said the board should bring a new face now and not those who had been part of the cricket team in recent past.
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