Rumours regarding batting sensation Babar Azam's captaincy have been spurring since Najam Sethi took charge as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) interim management committee.

New Zealand won the toss on Wednesday and opted to field first in the third fixture of the five-match One Day Internation (ODI) series against Pakistan at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi

Fakhar may appear a common brute compared to Anwar, a battering ram slamming the door down with all his might when Anwar only needed to whisper sweet nothings to the ball to make it do his bidding. However, there are no extra style points in cricket, and most bowlers would rather come up against Michelangelo’s brush which was Anwar’s bat than Thor’s hammer which is Fakhar’s