{"id":316943,"date":"2023-03-02T08:21:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T03:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=316943"},"modified":"2023-03-02T08:21:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T03:21:28","slug":"bismah-maroof-steps-down-as-pakistan-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/bismah-maroof-steps-down-as-pakistan-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Bismah Maroof steps down as Pakistan captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Decision taken after Pakistan win only one game in the 2023 Women\u2019s T20 World Cup<br \/>\n islamabad<br \/>\nPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi Wednesday accepted Pakistan Women\u2019s Cricket team\u2019s skipper Bismah Maroof.<br \/>\nNajam Sethi, in a tweet on Wednesday, said that he has accepted Bismah\u2019s resignation, stating that she wants to make way for younger colleagues. Sethi added that she will remain available as a regular player for Pakistan and \u201cbring laurels for her country\u201d.<br \/>\nUnder Bismah\u2019s leadership, Pakistan won 27 out of 62 T20Is while losing 32. Pakistan won 16 out of 34 ODI matches under Bisma\u2019s captaincy.<br \/>\nBismah plays as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm leg break. In June 2022, she became the highest run-scorer for the Pakistani women\u2019s cricket team in both ODI and T20I formats.<br \/>\nIn her 17-year-long career so far, she has scored 3110 runs in 124 ODIs and 2658 runs in 132 T20Is.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decision taken after Pakistan win only one game in the 2023 Women\u2019s T20 World Cup islamabad Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi Wednesday accepted Pakistan Women\u2019s Cricket team\u2019s skipper Bismah Maroof. 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