Pakistan\u2019s banned captain Sarfraz Ahmed hopes his four-match suspension will not deny him the opportunity to lead his country in the World Cup in England later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sarfraz witnessed the third and final Twenty20 match between Pakistan\u2019s women and the West Indies as the home team won it by 12 runs, but lost the series 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sarfraz has successfully led the world\u2019s No. 1-ranked Pakistan team in the Twenty20 format since being named captain in 2016. He also captained Pakistan to a historic victory in the Champions Trophy in England in 2017 when Pakistan was ranked at No. 8 in the eight-team event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, the ICC suspended Sarfraz for four matches under its anti-racism code for a an on-field taunt aimed at South Africa allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He returned home and the PCB handed over the captaincy to Shoaib Malik for the two one-day internationals and three-match Twenty20 series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the incident, Sarfraz, the Pakistan wicketkeeper, was heard on a stump microphone saying in Urdu: \u201cHey black man, where is your mother sitting today? What (prayer) have you got her to say for you today?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He made a public apology and also apologized in person to Phehlukwayo ahead of the third ODI last week. But the ICC still found him guilty and banned him for the last two one-day games and the first two T20s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PCB chairman Ehsan Mani reportedly criticized the ICC for handing Sarfraz the punishment after the cricket board and the Pakistan captain \u201chad cleared the air.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sarfraz said the word \u201cblack\u201d was played up in the media while Phehlukwayo had reservations about the words used by the Pakistan captain about his mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe told me that I used wrong words about his mother, but I told him that being a Muslim we believe that whatever success we achieve it\u2019s because of our mother\u2019s prayers and that I did not use the words in the wrong context.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sarfraz said that even the manager of the South Africa team, who was present at the time, endorsed his explanation to Phehlukwayo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy nature won\u2019t ever change and all those who have covered me since I played at club level know it very well,\u201d Sarfraz said. \u201cI do the captaincy like that, I talk a lot behind the stumps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan has won two major ICC tournaments the 1992 World Cup and the 2017 Champions Trophy during Muslims\u2019 fasting month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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