A five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the New Zealand Champions Trophy concluded his journey to Pakistan in the tournament.
Pakistan, led by Muhammad Rizwan, has only been competing for five days, marking a short-lived campaign. With his ejection from the title race, Sarfraz Ahmed became the longest captain to win the title of the Champions Trophy.
On June 18, 2017, under Ahmed’s coach, Pakistan defeated India to win the Champions Trophy, with the team winning the title for a total of 2,808 days. However, their title defense ended early as they were eliminated from the race on the sixth day of the event.
Before Salfraz, Australia’s Ricky Ponting held the longest title reign as captain. Ponting led Australia to back-to-back victory in 2006 and 2009, holding the trophy for 2,422 days. This title was ultimately argued by India in June 2013 under the captaincy of Ms Dhoni.