T20 captain Babar on Wednesday replaced wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed as the ODI skipper after the latter was axed from the team across formats following his poor form with the bat.
There are reports that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was contemplating rescheduling and organising the three Test matches against Pakistan in August behind closed doors at Manchester Old Trafford and Southampton.
Yousuf, who has played 90 Tests and 288 one-day internationals for Pakistan, also slammed Misbah for his alleged dishonesty.
Azhar believes cricketing action should return in future "even it is behind closed doors" but without compromising on the health of the players.
Misbah said while there was no doubt about Umar's potential and talent as a batsman but he needs to reassess his priorities as a professional cricketer.
Pakistan had to postpone a Test of the championship against Bangladesh at home following the coronavirus outbreak earlier this month.
Misbah, who was given special permission by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to work as head coach of the Islamabad United, saw his team crash out before the last-four stage for the first time since PSL's launch in 2016.
The two seniors, who were dropped following the team's exit from the 2019 ODI World Cup, were recalled for the T20 series at home against Bangladesh.
India skipper Virat Kohli, legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Australian greats Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh have all advised against tinkering with the traditional format.
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq praised the likes of Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi, adding that the side is on the right track.
Pakistan did manage to beat Sri Lanka in Karachi as Test cricket returned to the country after a decade but lost to Australia and England prior to that.
The former pacer also lauded Kohli for revolutionising the Indian team as far as fitness is concerned.
Misbah feels that Pakistan cricket had already suffered enough not getting to play Test cricket and if Bangladesh didn't come it meant Pakistan's next Test series would be in the summer of 2020 in England.
Misbah was speaking at a media conference in Lahore to announce the 16-member squad for home Test series against Sri Lanka and seemed to snap when questions were thrown at him about Pakistan's underwhelming Test performances.
Pakistan head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said that the form of some of the main players in the team is a major cause for concern.
Three years after bagging the No.1 Test rank, Pakistan have managed just eight Test victories in 26 matches, better only to Bangladesh among top-9 full-member nations, and have slipped well below to No.8 spot in the ICC Test rankings.
Smith returned to Test cricket by taking the Ashes by storm earlier in the year. In the five-match series that was held across August and September in England, Smith scored a whopping 774 runs at an average of 110.57.
As per the agreement signed between Misbah and PCB, the former is entitled to work for any franchise during the PSL, but without any remuneration from the board.
However, the court said that it was not supposed to decide who should play in the team or not. But the judge issued a notice to the PCB and has sought for a reply by next week.
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