Niall
International Coach
Not totally sure its really Misbahs call, Azhar a senior now and supposedly he does not want to open. Its very messy really.Misbah is very rigid in his approach and that has been the major reason for his success so won't really criticise him for that but I hope after this loss, he seriously considers dropping Hafeez and having Azhar open with Sami.
Ideally Azhar opening gives them an excuse to get a new bat in the middle order for an easy series in the West Indies, but I doubt their will be any major changes for that no matter the outcome of this tour.