With former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed winning the player of the series in the recently concluded Pakistan New Zealand Test series with three fifties and a hundred, the 25-year-old wicket-keeper batsman has come back from the wilderness.
While Ahmed is currently not in the Pakistan ODI team, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam parised Ahmed’s perseverance but also said he does not regret Ahmed’s time away from the Pakistan team.
Asked by a journalist about him having any regrets of not having Ahmed in the team since the last four years, Azam replied about Ahmed’s coming back to form for Pakistan. “I have said this in earlier press conferences too that the way Sarfaraz Ahmed has waited, did not lose his courage, did his training, wicketkeeping, batting with full dedication, he waited and executed his plans. The way he batted in difficult situations and got the team out of tough situations. That’s the sign of a senior player and such players get you out of difficult times with different innings, It was a dream comeback for him,” said Azam in reply to the question. When pegged back again by the journalist about having any regrets of not having Ahmed in the team Azam replied, “ No, I don’t have any regrets,” said Azam.
