Babar Azam To Lead Pakistan In All Formats? Shaheen Afridi Says "Till Now I'm The Captain"

Shaheen Afridi (L) and Babar Azam© AFP

Because the nationwide groups endure a captaincy purge over poor outcomes, Shaheen Afridi has asserted that “until now I’m Pakistan’s captain for one-day internationals” as experiences collect steam that Babar Azam is more likely to take over as all-format captain, a information report stated on Monday. In line with Telecom Asia Sport, the Pakistan Cricket Board has promised former captain Babar the captaincy in all codecs, and after giving him the reins of the Check squad, the PCB is contemplating handing the ODI facet now. Requested if white-ball head coach Mike Hesson and highly effective selector Aaqib Javed again him as ODI captain, Shaheen gave a wry smile earlier than saying, “Until now I’m the captain.”

It was reported just a few days again that Babar had accepted the Check captaincy on the situation that he ought to be appointed all-format skipper. Sources stated two selectors assured Babar that if he attains good leads to the 2 Checks within the West Indies and three in England, he’ll develop into all-format skipper.

Shaheen was appointed ODI skipper in October final 12 months with out a tenure, changing Mohammad Rizwan below whom Pakistan crashed out of the Champions Trophy within the first spherical earlier than dropping a sequence to the West Indies for the primary time in 24 years.

Shaheen, who has led Lahore Qalandars to a few PSL titles within the final 5 years, is seen as skipper till the ODI World Cup in Africa subsequent 12 months. However contemplating frequent adjustments in Pakistan, there isn’t a assure he’ll stay within the saddle until the ODI World Cup.

Even Babar isn’t given a protracted tenure with the Check facet, appointed skipper for the West Indies and England excursions.

Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has not too long ago predicted Babar can be Pakistan’s captain in subsequent 12 months’s World Cup.

Pakistan have a busy preparatory schedule for the World Cup with a house tri-series in opposition to Sri Lanka and England, adopted by one other tri-series with Zimbabwe and Eire (venue more likely to be Zimbabwe) and a five-match sequence in England.

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