Former Pakistani cricket skippers cautious on Malik captaincy

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2007

ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Shoaib Malik will be named as Pakistan's new cricket captain in a bid to give the team a new look after their dismal World Cup exit, two top Pakistan Cricket Board sources said Wednesday.

However former captains Imran Khan and Intikhab Alam warned that it was a gamble to appoint someone as untested as the 25-year-old batsman and occasional offspinner.

The PCB sources speaking on condition of anonymity said they chose Malik to succeed Inzamam-ul-Haq over more established names like Mohammad Yousuf because they wanted a fresh start.

"Shoaib Malik is going to be the new captain. There is a consensus on his name, he is young and he is talented," one of the sources told AFP.

Malik's appointment is expected to be announced on Thursday....

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