leadership qualities, but you cant compare him with Brendon at all,

There was a point earlier this NRL season where Jack Wighton felt things were falling apart.Handling errors, poor decisions, missed tackles.It wasnt for a lack of trying; the Canberra fullback was simply trying too hard.Not to impress coach Ricky Stuart, Australian or State of Origin selectors; he just didnt want to let down his teammates.Thats when the pressure comes, he told AAP ahead of Saturdays grand final qualifier against Melbourne.I know I can play football - Ive been doing it for a few years now.I was doing all the hard work, I was just overplaying my hand. Thats why things were falling apart a bit.I was thinking when was it going to change?Wighton had a night to forget back in May, when his no-look pass 15m out from his own line in extra time handed St George Illawarra a 16-12 golden point victory.Former NSW halfback Brett Kimmorley suggested at the time that moment could be the making of the 23-year-old.And he might not have been far off.I was getting too caught up in what was going wrong instead of appreciating that I was actually out there, Wighton said.Once I realised that, my perspective on the whole game just changed.The Indigenous All Star put his transformation down to two things: Raiders assistant coach Mick Crawley and The Resilience Project - an NRL-funded program to help players deal with mental health.Wighton said Crawley had been unreal in helping him stress less.He explains football like no other that Ive had.He had a lot of faith in me too, more than anyone I dare say so, and also gives me confidence.The Resilience workshop, founded and run by Hugh van Cuylenburg, also touched a lot of bases with Wighton, both personally and professionally.Its just about enjoying now and being appreciative of the opportunity not many people have, he said.I think that was massive for me.Ive got a beautiful girlfriend and a pretty little daughter, and theyve been helping a lot with my footy this year. 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Azhar is likely to be succeeded by Brendon McCullum, whom Qalandars are set to pick in the draft to be held in Dubai on October 19.Qalandars will get the first pick in every round of the draft for the second edition of the PSL as the team finished at the bottom in the inaugural edition earlier this year. Given this advantage, Qalandars have decided to snap McCullum from the top Platinum category and name him captain. The former New Zealand captain will also act as a mentor for the team.We are bringing in McCullum, whose credibility and performances as captain are tremendous, said Aqib Javed, the franchises director of cricket operations. We are signing him not only as captain but as a batting mentor as well. We are announcing it earlier because we want to take the captain on board so that we can make a better combination than the one we had last year. We are really happy to have him on board and the level of commitment he has shown so far is really great.Qalandars were arguably the most explosive batting side in the competition last year, boasting Chris Gayle, Umar Akmal, Cameron Deport and Dwayne Bravo, but only managed to win two out of eight games. Azhars captaincy position was called into question in the immediate aftermath of the tournament, but the official announcement came only on September 22, weeks before the second PSL draft. The franchise had already revamped their working executive, bringing in former fast bowler Aqib as director cricket operations and Muddasir Nazar as consultant.dddddddddddd.In last years draft, Azhar was relegated from the Diamond category to the Gold category, and then from Gold to Silver, before Qalandars eventually picked him up. Commenting on Azhar losing the captaincy, Aqib said that he had leadership qualities but added that McCullum was a much better choice.Azhar is a great human being and does have the leadership qualities, but you cant compare him with Brendon at all, he said. There is no comparison between the two players. Last year, unfortunately, we didnt do well and now we want to make a winning combination. With Brendon on board, we want to start planning much earlier to make a difference. This wont hamper Azhars national captaincy at all, but Brendon was a much better choice.Azhars ODI captaincy has also come under increased scrutiny after a tough 17 months during which Pakistan slipped to ninth place in the rankings with 86 points, their lowest ever rating since the ranking system was introduced in 2001. In the eight series with Azhar at the helm, Pakistan have beaten only Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Ireland. After Pakistans 4-1 defeat to England in August-September, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan asked Azhar to consider relinquishing the captaincy, but Azhar decided not to step down. With Shaharyar currently in London, recuperating after a heart surgery, the status quo has been maintained for Pakistans forthcoming ODI series against West Indies in the UAE. ' ' '