{"id":41,"date":"2020-01-13T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=41"},"modified":"2021-06-07T19:13:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:13:22","slug":"wasim-wants-babar-to-command-national-test-squad-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/sports\/wasim-wants-babar-to-command-national-test-squad-too\/41\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasim wants Babar to command national Test squad too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Web Desk<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;&#8212; Pakistan&#8217;s pace legend and former captain Wasim Akram backs white-ball skipper Babar Azam to also take over the test team&#8217;s captaincy from the New Zealand tour and urged him to be more assertive.&nbsp;Azam, who captains the one-day and T-20 national teams, is the top contender to replace current Test skipper Azhar Ali ahead of Pakistan\u2019s tour of New Zealand.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cYou ask me as a former player, yes, I back Babar to become Test captain because he is our future and he can continue for a long time,\u201d Akram said on YouTube channel &#8216;Cricket Baaz&#8217;. \u201cIf the PCB appoints him they should for a proper time so that at least there is no confusion as to who is in charge of the dressing room.\u201d&nbsp;The former left-armer also brushed aside the notion that the burden of captaincy will affect Azam\u2019s batting.&nbsp;\u201cHe is our best player and people who say that making him Test captain will affect his batting, don&#8217;t buy that because he is a batsman and it is his job to score runs,\u201d he said. \u201cAren&#8217;t Virat Kohli or Kane Williamson also captains and top batsmen?\u201d&nbsp;he Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to announce a new Test captain on November 11 to replace Azhar Ali, who will, however, remain a part of the 35-member jumbo squad for the New Zealand tour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk&nbsp;&#8212; 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