Pak skipper gets flak after ODI series loss

KARACHI: Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali is facing the heat after the national team slumped to a humiliating 169-run defeat in the third ODI against England to lose

Published on: Sep 1, 2016, 06:19:22 IST

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KARACHI: Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali is facing the heat after the national team slumped to a humiliating 169-run defeat in the third ODI against England to lose the five-match series 0-3 in England.

Calls to sack the senior batsman, who was a surprise choice for the ODI captaincy after the retirement of Misbah-ul-Haq at last year’s World Cup, have grown after Pakistan were trounced by a record margin in the third ODI at Nottingham on Tuesday.

Former players are upset after England posted the highest ever One-day International total of 444 for three and romped home to a big win to seal the series.

“It is time for the PCB to admit they made a mistake in appointing Azhar as the ODI captain and appoint someone else for the series against the West Indies next month,” former Test captain Javed Miandad said.

BRIEF SCORES: England 444/3 (A Hales 171, J Buttler 90 no, J Root 85, E Morgan 57 no); Pakistan 275 (Sharjeel Khan 58, Mohammad Amir 58; C Woakes 4-41)

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