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  • Babar Azam appointed ODI, T20 captain

    Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Babar Azam the captain of Pakistan ODI and T20 Cricket Team once again.

    In a statement issued by PCB said that the selection committee of Pakistan Cricket Board also reached Kakul last night and took Shaheen Shah Afridi into confidence on the board’s decision and also informed him about the future plan of the cricket board.

    According to the sources, the selection committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board also removed the reservations Shaheen Afridi had regarding Babar Azam Azam and then after the unanimous opinion of the committee, proposed to make Babar Azam the captain again.

    On the other hand, such news is also circulating on social media that Babar Azam has expressed his desire to captain all three formats, however, PCB sources say that Babar Azam has not imposed any such conditions.

    Babar Azam has represented Pakistan in 52 Tests, 117 ODIs and 109 T20Is.

    Babar Azam has led the Pakistani team in 71 T20 matches including the T20 World Cup. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, Pakistan won 42 matches and the Green Shirts faced defeat in 23.

  • Babar Azam likely to become captain for T20 World Cup 2024

    Babar Azam likely to become captain for T20 World Cup 2024

    Former captain Babar Azam is being considered again for the captaincy of the Pakistan cricket team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, Sohail Imran has reported for Geo News.

    According to sources, Babar Azam is likely to become captain once again. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are reportedly in contact with Babar Azam.

    Sources say that Azam has reached Lahore on Tuesday night after performing Umrah and now the possibility of the batting maestro meeting with board officials is high before he leaves for Abbottabad.

    Sources close to the batter say confirm reports but Babar Azam has not yet made up his mind to accept the offer of captaincy.

    After PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi’s comments on the appointment of a captain in a press conference, rumors have multiplied. Naqvi has entrusted the decision of captaincy to the selection committee.

    In November last year, former Chairman Management Committee Zaka Ashraf removed Babar Azam from the captaincy, after which Shaheen Afridi was appointed as the captain of T20 and Shan Masood as the captain of Test format.