Mohammad Rizwan replaces Babar Azam as Pakistan’s white-ball captain

In a major development for Pakistan Cricket, the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) has announced star batter Mohammad Rizwan as the new white-ball skipper. The decision to appoint Rizwan came after Babar Azam stepped down from the position due to Pakistan’s subpar performances in recent times.

It is worth noting that the resignation was Babar’s second one after he stepped down following the 2023 ODI World Cup. However, Babar was reappointed only months later, given the reigns of the white-ball sides.

Pakistan took to social media and announced Rizwan’s appointment. Interestingly, there had been multiple reports suggesting that Rizwan was the frontrunner for the role as the PCB had already tried Shaheen Afridi, who was sacked after just a solitary T20I series as captain.

PCB president Mohsin Naqvi also confirmed that Rizwan was being seen as a captaincy candidate. “There was a nearly unanimous opinion that Rizwan should be the captain after Babar and Salman should be vice-captain, they were already in talks with selectors and after that, I met Rizwan yesterday as well,” Naqvi was quoted as saying by Dawn.

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