T20's best international batsman Babar Azam in all likelyhood will be named the new ODI captain soon. Babar has already replaced Sarfaraz as the T20 captain of the national side. PCB in October had dropped Sarfaraz from the Test and T20 squad. However, the board did not name a captain for the ODI format as Pakistan's next 50-over assignment will be a lone match against Bangladesh on April 3. PCB has already faced flak for replacing Sarfaraz as captain and dropping him as player after he took Pakistan to the World No 1 ranking.
"There is no way the PCB or selectors can now justify not keeping Sarfaraz in the ODI team or replacing him with Babar Azam. It would be great injustice with a fine captain and a player," former chief selector and head coach Mohsin Khan said.Sarfaraz's biggest achievement as ODI captain was to lead Pakistan to the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy title that too after defeating arch-rivals India in the final. The head coach and chief selector Misbah ul Haq and the two captains have repeatedly said that if Sarfaraz performed well in domestic cricket, including PSL he can make a comeback to the national team.
