New Delhi. There has been a big change in Pakistan cricket before the upcoming T20 World Cup. The captaincy of the T20 and ODI team has been snatched away from fast bowler Shaheen Afridi and given to Babar Azam. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday announced handing over the command of limited overs cricket to Babar Azam. Former captain Shahid Afridi is not happy with this decision. He supported making Mohammad Rizwan the captain in place of Babar.
Shahid Afridi wrote on X, “I am surprised by the decision of the very experienced cricketers in the selection committee. I still believe that if change was necessary then Mohammad Rizwan was the best choice. But now that the decision has been taken, I extend my full support and best wishes to the Pakistan team and Babar Azam.”
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Babar Azam was made the captain of Pakistan cricket team for the first time in 2020. He remained the captain of his team till October 2023. He resigned from captaincy after disappointing performance in Asia Cup and ODI World Cup. Recently Shaheen Afridi was given the command of the team in white ball cricket. But PCB has now dismissed him from the captaincy.
Let us tell you that Mohammad Rizwan has captained Pakistan in only 2 test matches so far. He has not captained in T20 or ODI till now. Pakistan team had reached the final in the T20 World Cup of 2022. But they had to face defeat from England. It remains to be seen how the team performs once again this year under the captaincy of Babar.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 1, 2024, 09:28 IST