"I am not going to press any panic button. I believe in continuity in cricket matters and a few bad results doesn't mean we start talking about removing Misbah as captain," the PCB chief who took charge after being elected told the media at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore.
Shaharyar, a former career diplomat, was peppered with questions about Misbah's future after strong reports that an influential lobby was out to have him removed as Test and ODI captain and bring in Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi to replace him in the two formats.
But Shaharyar said he would stick with Misbah. Asked pointedly by reporters whether he would stick to the decision taken by his predecessor, Najam Sethi to appoint Misbah as captain until the World Cup, Shaharyar said "Yes".
"We can't talk about removing someone as captain on basis of one or two bad results. I believe in continuity and Misbah has served the Pakistan team well. I will talk to the players and I am going to tell them to put the test series loss behind them and try harder in the coming one-day series," the new PCB chief said.
"We don't have many options for the future and what we are going to do is start grooming someone to be ready when the times comes for Misbah to step down," he said.