Legendary Batsman Younis Khan said Sarfraz Ahmed to focus on his own Performance

Legendary Batsman Younis Khan said Sarfraz Ahmed to focus on his own Performance 

“Sarfaraz will have to give time to himself and work on fitness and skills to take up his performance,” he added.

Sarfraz has time and again said that conditions in New Zealand are very difficult for his men to adopt to, and while Younis agrees with that assessment, he feels a team of Pakistan's caliber can do better than hide behind excuses.

“The team always faces difficulty when they go to play in New Zealand," Younis said. "The conditions are quite different and tougher than England, South Africa or even Australia."

Batting legend Younis Khan has urged incumbent national team captain Sarfraz Ahmed to improve his personal form, reminding the wicketkeeper-batsman that he will not be able to live off his team's Champions Trophy triumph forever.

Sarfraz had held the team's batsmen responsible for the humiliating defeat in the third ODI against New Zealand, but neglected to mention how he himself contributed a paltry 25 runs in his three outings so far in the series.

That lean patch with the bat led the outspoken Younis to remind Sarfraz that there is an expiration date to the goodwill he accumulated from leading the side to Champions Trophy victory.

“Although Sarfraz has brought the Champions Trophy title home, in recent matches his performance is not satisfactory and for this he will have to concentrate on his own performance and get serious,” Younis said during a media talk on Sunday. “As a captain, you have additional responsibility but you have to keep up your performance too.”

Source: dawn.com