To the curiosity of cricket followers, Pakistan remained quiet within the hunt for a white-ball skipper after Babar Azam stepped down because the white-ball skipper of Pakistan. Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been named because the white-ball skipper for the upcoming tour to Zimbabwe and Australia.
This was Babar’s second time period because the Pakistan skipper, from which he was dropped resulting from a string of poor performances.
Because the selectors not too long ago opined over Babar Azam probably rested from the check squad, Rizwan has all the time been the second-leading participant to change into the skipper of the nationwide workforce, particularly marking his massive affect in white-ball codecs.
Now, as per studies and confirmed squads launched by the PCB, Mohammad Rizwan has been named because the white-ball skipper for each the ODI and T20I codecs. Whereas Salman Ali Agha has been named the vice-captain for the white-ball codecs.
Fakhar Zaman faces the warmth of backing Babar Azam over PCB’s determination
Fakhar Zaman, the left-handed batter, has been dropped from the Pakistan limited-overs squad. Although this determination could be thought-about a transfer primarily based on his injured standing, the participant has additionally confronted an annulment of an annual contract with the PCB.
Babar Azam, who was dropped from the Pakistan squad for the longest format of the sport, Fakhar Zaman went on to again the veteran cricketer as he slammed the PCB along with his tweets and hurled accusations in addition to questions on PCB over social media.
Pakistan will subsequent tackle Australia in a three-match ODI collection and observe it with a three-match T20I collection as nicely, as Fakhar has not been positioned into the squad, which might even have some affect on the Pakistan cricket workforce.
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PAK vs AUS: Pakistan publicizes Squad for ODI: Mohammad Rizwan (capt, wk), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Agha Salman, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
PAK vs AUS: Pakistan publicizes Squad for T20I: Mohammad Rizwan (capt, wk), Abbas Afridi, Agha Salman, Omair Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan.