ICC pays tribute to Sarfaraz Ahmed on his 33rd birthday

LAHORE (92 News) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has paid a tribute to former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed on his 33rd birthday. The sport’s governing body shared the highlights of Sarfaraz’s crucial half-century against Sri Lanka in the 2017 edition of Champions Trophy as he led Pakistan to their maiden title.

Happy birthday, @SarfarazA_54 🎂

He led Pakistan to the 2017 Champions Trophy title 🏆 WATCH his 🤩 knock against 🇱🇰 in the tournament that helped 🇵🇰 through to the semi-final 👇 pic.twitter.com/UEh1UZ2oOY — ICC (@ICC) May 22, 2020

The Pakistan Cricket Board also paid tribute to the wicketkeeper-batsman.

U19 @cricketworldcup 🏆 ✅ @ICC #CT17 🏆 ✅ @thePSLt20 🏆 ✅ Happy Birthday to the champion wicketkeeper-batsman @SarfarazA_54! pic.twitter.com/su2ggsTV5M

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 22, 2020

Babar Azam has replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed as the ODI skipper of the team and the Quetta Gladiators legend was also demoted to Category B from Category A in the central contracts list.