Any threats to the Test and One-day captaincy of Misbah-ul-Haq have been dissipated by the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Zaka Ashraf during a meeting with the players in Johannesburg.
Ashraf, who met the players and team management during a visit to Johannesburg to watch the final One-day international between Pakistan and South Africa, told Misbah that he will be continuing as captain for the Champions Trophy in England in June and should be prepared for the challenge.
"Misbah was told before the final match he should not be concerned about his captaincy or place in the team as he would be leading the team in the Champions Trophy and he should just focus on trying to win the one-day series against South Africa," a source told PTI.
The source said that Ashraf had also praised the players for their fightback in the ODI series but made it clear that no player -- senior or junior -- should take his place for granted.
Ashraf also added that the board was providing them all facilities and incentives, so they were also expected to repay with good performances.
A lobby in the Pakistan cricket community had been insisting that Misbah's tenure as one-day captain and player was now over and he would be replaced by Muhammad Hafeez as skipper for the Champions Trophy.
But the source insisted that since the time Misbah got back to form in the one-day series, he was more confident about himself and his captaincy.
