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<\/div>\nFile image of Sarfaraz Ahmed\u00a9 AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Pakistan will be squaring off against Sri Lanka for a two-match Test series, starting from next month. Pakistan Cricket Board have announced a 16-member squad for the series, which will be lead by Babar Azam<\/a>. The announcement of the squad has caused a stir as their ace pacer Shaheen Afridi<\/a> will be making his return to Test squad after one year. However, the appointment of wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan as team’s vice-captain has left former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif<\/a> disappointed as according to him, veteran player Sarfaraz Ahmed<\/a> deserved the position.<\/p>\n Latif spoke about Sarfaraz’s comeback during the series against New Zealand, where he had replaced Rizwan in the Playing XI and emerged as the Player of the Series.<\/p>\n “Sarfaraz is the kind of player they [PCB] could have named the vice-captain on this tour. He is capable. He made a comeback after Rizwan’s drop in form. Sarfaraz will be part of the playing XI due to previous performance. So retaining Rizwan as vice-captain is not justifiable,” Latif said on YouTube channel.<\/a><\/p>\n “I think Babar should be captain in all formats. However, don’t give anyone undue favours and make him vice-captain. If there is anyone else deserving of a leadership role in Tests, then that person is Sarfaraz and no one else” he added.<\/p>\n Notably, Sarfaraz scored 335 runs in the two-match Test series New Zealand, earlier this year. His best knock was of 118 runs off 176 balls and he also bagged away the Player of the Series award.<\/p>\n