Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Monday (September 19), announced that Azhar Ali will lead the aspect for the approaching 3-fit One-Day international (ODI) series in opposition to West Indies, in spite of calls for his elimination following a 4-1 series defeat towards England in advance this month. Azhar has been broadly criticised for his unimaginative captaincy since taking over from Misbah-ul-Haq, who retired from the 50-over format after the world Cup closing yr. He has led his united states to fifteen losses in 25 suits, with 9 wins and one no end result. incidentally, Pakistan have dropped to 9th inside the ODI ratings. Sarfraz Ahmed, who have been tipped to update Azhar because the captain for the 50-over format, will lead the aspect within the three-fit Twenty20 worldwide (T20I) series, beginning in Dubai from Friday (September 23). The T20I series might be accompanied with the aid of three ODI fits, with Azhar as captain and as many assessments - all within the United Arab Emirates, in which Pakistan have performed most of their domestic video games seeing that 2009 for safety reasons. Subhan Ahmed, PCB's chief running officer, said that a choice on whether to present Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal a farewell in shape might be taken at a meeting on September 26. in step with reports, PCB's choice committee headed with the aid of Inzamam-ul-Haq desired to present Afridi a swansong healthy, however the pass turned into adversarial by means of different officials. Afridi stepped down as Pakistan's T20 captain following their first-round exit in the world T20 held in India in April. He vowed to keep as a participant, however has not been picked considering the fact that. Ajmal lost his place in the team after failing to make an impression with a remodelled movement following a chucking suspension in 2014. Subhan additionally mentioned that PCB had now not dominated out picking ex-captain Salman Butt, one of three gamers punished for spot-fixing in 2010. Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir had their bans lifted in September ultimate yr. however, handiest Amir, who turned into 18 at the time of his ban and garnered tremendous sympathy, has staged an international comeback. Butt's super shape because his go back, scoring 536 in seven listing A fits ultimate year and 350 runs in 8 T20 games has positioned him again inside the running, in particular given Pakistan's paucity of batting sources. "there may be no bar on Butt's selection," said Subhan. "Our choice committee can select any player."