KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Mohammad Khan has admitted that the decision to appoint Azhar Ali as ODI skipper was ‘a failed experiment’. In a TV show on Tuesday, he said that on the recommendation of captain, coach, authorities in PCB, selectors, chief selectors and senior players, Azhar was appointed the ODI captain, however, he added that the appointment was not his decision. Shaharyar said that Ali was a defensive captain; his personality did not match the likes of Imran Khan and Misbahul Haq, hence he asked him to step down from the ODI captaincy in favour of Sarfaraz Ahmed as it was adversely affecting his batting performance. He informed that Ali was dejected from the decision and requested the board to also relieve him from the vice-captaincy of the Test team – his request was accepted. On March 31 2015, Shaharyar announced to give ODI captaincy to Ali after Misbahul Haq`s retirement. In his first tour as ODI captain, Bangladesh whitewashed Pakistan by 3-0. Ali captained the greenshirts in 31 ODI matches – of which he won 12 and lost 18.