5 risky captaincy picks that turned out to be brilliant decisions
Five captains who were not the first-choice, but led their teams to great heights in difficult circumstances.
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4. Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
Sarfaraz Ahmed will be remembered as one of the three Pakistani captains to win an ICC tournament. After Imran Khan-led Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992, Younis Khan captained the side to the T20 World Cup 2009 title. Thereafter, it was Sarfaraz under whose captaincy, Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017, in England.
Having made his debut for Pakistan in 2010, Sarfaraz was named the vice-captain of the team in 2015. After the T20 World Cup 2016, was made the T20I captain and shortly after, he took over as ODI captain as well.
Pakistan also white-washed the opponent in a bilateral series on 5 occasions under his captaincy.
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