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Pakistan named Azhar Ali as its one-day international (ODI) captain

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SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Shaharyar Khan, PCB chairman:

"I have decided this that Azher Ali should be the ODI captain. As I said, I have consulted all members and they all agree on this name. Some people were asking about other names but we selected him as a captain because of his attitude, his character, his leadership, his team spirit. We considered all these things and made Azher Ali captain."

SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Shaharyar Khan, PCB chairman:

"We have formed a committee on the basis of better cricket and the future of the game in Pakistan. It is what I have already told the committee and they decided unanimously that Haroon Rasheed should be the chief selector of Pakistan cricket."

SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Azhar Ali, Pakistan ODI captain:

"I am thankful to the Pakistan chairman who repose confidence in me. It is definitely a big responsibility on my shoulder and I have already played with these players and some of them played under my leadership. I don't think there is any problem and all of them are good players. I hope they will support me and I will also support them to the best of my capability."