Babar Azam has proved that the decision to make him captain was right: PCB CEO.

LAHORE -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wasim Khan believes that the decision to appoint, middle-order batsman, Babar Azam as the captain of limited-overs formats was the right one.

While talking to Cricket Pakistan in an exclusive interview, Khan said that Azam is the Men in Green's future captain, across all formats, while citing the example of former South Africa skipper, Graeme Smith, who was also asked to shoulder the responsibility of captaincy at a young age.

'Look at Graeme Smith, he was 23 when he was made captain and look at his record. I think before you give someone the captaincy, you have to understand what kind of individual they are. Can they handle the pressure? Is it going to affect their game?' said Khan. 'So far Babar has proved that the decision was right. He is our future captain across all three formats.'

'But we have to develop 11 leaders which we haven't done for a very long time. In the past, we have relied on one or two players to be the leader,' he added.

Speaking about Pakistan's upcoming tour of England, Khan said that it is important to get cricket up and running without compromising the health and safety of players.

'It is important to get cricket back on but we will not put the health of players in any danger whatsoever,' he said. 'We have worked closely with the ECB and we are confident about having a safe tour.'

He also highlighted the importance of managing people while answering a question about whether high-profile appointments in Pakistan coaching staff would lead to a clash of egos.

'In order to be successful in cricket, players have to be single-minded which means they will have an opinion but I think understanding and working together as a team is very important,'...