Misbah not worried about losing captaincy

Pakistan's under-fire captain Misbah-ul-Haq has made it clear that he was not worried about losing the captaincy and was ready to serve the national cricket team in any capacity.
Misbah, whose captaincy and batting has come under severe criticism for its apparent defensive mode, insisted he was under no pressure because of the reaction that had come after Pakistan lost the second Test to lowly ranked Zimbabwe in Harare and levelled the two-match series 1-1.
"I have never asked for the captaincy or demanded it. Even now it is for the Pakistan Cricket Board to decide on the captaincy issue. Whatever they decide is acceptable to me," Misbah told reporters after arriving in Lahore from India where he led the Pakistan domestic T20 champions, Faisalabad Wolves in a disappointing Champions League campaign.

"I was asked to captain the national team and it was an honour for me and I have done my best. So I am not taking any pressure. Whatever decision the board takes, I will accept it," he added.
The senior batsman brushed aside questions on his future plans and the 2015 World Cup.
"It is irrelevant to talk about the World Cup now because one doesn't know what is going to happen the next minute, so I don't want to make any comments," he said.

Misbah also came under fire for lashing out at some former players and critics after Pakistan had won the first Test against Zimbabwe.

He described some of them as "dirty" people and the words came back to haunt him after the second Test defeat.
"It was disappointing we couldn't win the Test series in Zimbabwe but our batting has been a problem for a while now and that is because our new players are not getting enough exposure at the top level like other countries," he insisted.
Misbah said this was also apparent in the Champions League Twenty20.