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Babar Azam has resigned as Pakistan captain after his team failed to advance from the group stage at the Cricket World Cup. “Today, I am stepping down as the captain of Pakistan in all formats ...
The Pakistan Cricket Board accepted the resignation of Babar Azam as white-ball captain of the national team on Wednesday and asked the selection committee to recommend his successor. The PCB said ...
Azam took over Pakistan’s Test captaincy in 2021, while he first led in the ODIs in 2020 and in T20Is in 2019. “It is a difficult decision, but I feel it is the right time.
On 1 October 2024, Azam resigned from the limited overs captaincy for a second time citing his workload and his desire to focus on his batting. [132] [133] On 13 October 2024, Babar Azam becomes the fastest Asian batter to reach 11000 runs in international cricket. [134]
On 15 November 2023, Afridi was appointed as T20I captain after Babar Azam resigned from captaincy in all three formats of the game. [74] [75] In May 2024, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [76]
In 2022, Babar Azam became the Pakistan batter with the most runs — 2,598 — in all formats of the game in a calendar year. [3] Babar has been praised by former English captains Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain. Vaughan, who led England to a memorable Ashes win over Australia in 2005, said he admires the way Babar plays.
Captain Babar Azam resigned from all formats and the PCB handed the test captaincy to Shan Masood, while Shaheen Afridi will be the new T20 skipper.
The current captain is Shan Masood [1] He was appointed in November 2023 after Babar Azam's resignation as captain of Pakistan in all 3 formats following the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Pakistan Test match captains [ 2 ]