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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, July 5 2017
Sarfraz named Pakistan Test captain (REUTERS) - Sarfraz Ahmed has been announced as the new captain of Pakistan’s Test side, meaning he will lead the team in all three formats. The role became available following the retirement of veteran Misbah-ulHaq after the series against West Indies in May. Sarfraz, who is already Pakistan’s Twenty20 and one-day international skipper, was quickly touted as the name to take over, and Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan made the announcement at a ceremony to honour Pakistan’s successful ICC Champions Trophy campaign, which culminated in them routing rivals India in the final. “I take this opportunity to announce Ahmed as our Test captain in addi-
tion to one-day and Twenty20 captain,” Khan said. “I and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq had decided already and I think this is the right time to declare it.”
stood down as ODI captain in February. The 30-year-old has played 36 Tests for his country, scoring 2 089 runs at average of 40.96. On the appointment,
Sarfraz Ahmed
It marks a steady rise to being captain across all formats for Sarfraz, who replaced Shahid Afridi as T20 skipper following an early exit at the World T20 in 2016, while Azhar Ali
Sarfraz said: “I am honoured to be appointed Test captain. I will do my best to lift the team in all three formats and will not rest on Champions Trophy laurels.” (Omnisport)
More records for Federer but no match point glory By Pritha Sarkar | LONDON, England (Reuters) – There were plenty of records for Roger Federer to savour yesterday as he began his pursuit of a record eighth Wimbledon title, but he was denied a chance to celebrate them in style as his first round match ended abruptly midway the second set. Trailing 3-6, 0-3, 30-30, Alexandr Dolgopolov drew a chorus of dejected sighs on Centre Court as he walked up to the net to shake hands with Federer. It was the second successive anticlimactic ending on tennis’s most famous stage after Novak Djokovic’s opponent, Martin Klizan also called it quits midway their second set. Federer’s encounter against Ukrainian Dolgopolov lasted a mere 43 minutes. Fans who had poured in
Roger Federer
to see the Swiss master in action witnessed him fire down a 10,000th career ace and chalk up a record 85th win at Wimbledon, surpassing the benchmark he had shared with Jimmy Connors. By simply playing the first point, Federer also drew level with Fabrice Santoro’s professional era record of playing in
a 70th grand slam tournament. While it is always nice to reach such landmarks, yesterday’s result is likely to mean only one thing for the 18-time grand slam champion - he is now only six wins away from becoming the first man to hoist the Challenge Cup for an eighth time.