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)