Lahore, March 31 2024:Babar Azam is set to lead Pakistan in their year’s Men’s T20 World Cup after he was handed captaincy duties of white-ball formats following a unanimous recommendation from the PCB’s selection committee.
“Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi has appointed Babar Azam as white-ball (ODI and T20I) captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team,” PCB confirmed on social media.
Azam relinquished his leadership position following his team’s underwhelming performance at last year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. Pakistan failed to qualify for the tournament’s knockout stages after securing four wins in nine games.
Shaheen Shah Afridi took over as Pakistan’s T20I captain, while the red-ball leadership role was handed to Shan Masood after their ODI World Cup campaign in November last year.
