Experts concerned over skipper Sarfaraz's lagging form

• Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed's lagging batting form has been a concern since World Cup 2019.
• Shoaib Akhtar believes that Sarfaraz's lacklustre batting raises question marks on his captaincy.

Cricket experts have expressed their concern over Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed's prolonged poor form with the bat, which has been a point of contention in the side for quite some time now.

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that Sarfaraz's batting, which was a question mark during the recently concluded World Cup 2019 as well, could jeopardise his position in the team altogether.

“The big problem we are facing is at the fifth position, because if Sarfaraz is unable to perform then it raises question mark on his captaincy, because if he is unable to perform as a batsman then how is he able to retain his place as the skipper in this side,” Akhtar said in a video.

Similar concerns were expressed by former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, who suggested that the wicketkeeper batsman should bat lower down the order rather than in the middle order. “Sarfaraz Ahmed is not a suitable player to play in the middle order. He is a lower order player and should bat at number six or seven position,” said Akram.

Skipper Sarfaraz only managed to score 8 and 23 runs in the recently concluded One Day International (ODI) home series against Sri Lanka, which the Men in Green won 2-0, and has only past 50 once in his last ten ODI appearances.

After concluding the ODI series in Karachi, Sarfaraz and his team are preparing the upcoming clash with Sri Lanka in Lahore for a three-match T20I series.