{"id":397564,"date":"2024-04-01T09:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T04:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=397564"},"modified":"2024-04-01T09:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T04:18:06","slug":"babar-back-as-pakistans-white-ball-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/babar-back-as-pakistans-white-ball-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar back as Pakistan\u2019s white-ball captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Afridi\u2019s one-series stint as Pakistan T20I captain has ended<br \/>\n Islamabad<br \/>\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday reappointed Babar Azam as national team\u2019s captain for T20I and one-day internationals (ODIs).<br \/>\nThe decision to change the team\u2019s skipper comes ahead of the Green Shirt\u2019s five-match T20I series against the New Zealand which will begin from April 18.<br \/>\n\u201cBabar Azam appointed as white-ball captain,\u201d the PCB posted on X, formerly Twitter.<br \/>\n\u201cFollowing unanimous recommendation from the PCB\u2019s selection committee, Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi has appointed Babar Azam as white-ball (ODI and T20I) captain of the Pakistan men\u2019s cricket team.\u201d<br \/>\nBabar ended his years-long stint as skipper last November after he stepped down as captain of the national side.<br \/>\nThe former skipper was under fire for several months after Pakistan failed to perform in the Asia Cup and continued the same momentum into the World Cup \u2014 where they crashed out before reaching the semis.<br \/>\nBabar, 29, was previously appointed white-ball captain in 2019 and as Test skipper in 2020, but the Green Shirts have not won any ICC or Asia Cup titles under his leadership.<br \/>\nFollowing this, the PCB under Zaka Ashraf appointed Shaheen Shah Afridi as white-ball captain after the team\u2019s drubbing in the ICC World Cup 2023.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, Shan Masood was given the red-ball captaincy by the previous management.<br \/>\nBabar Azam has played 52 Tests, 117 ODIs and 109 T20Is for the national side. 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