Babar Azam. Photo: Collected
The Pakistan Cricket Board it appears has lost faith in the ability of Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi to lead the national side and feels former skipper Babar Azam is the best choice to captain the side once again.
Babar quit as Pakistan captain across all formats after his team failed to make it past the group stages during the ODI World Cup in India last year. While Masood was appointed captain in the Test format, Shaheen was made the T20I skipper. Sources in the PCB think-tank said the board had concluded that, with no viable option available, Babar was the best choice to lead the side again.
Babar had held the position of captain in all formats since 2020 but poor performances in the Asia Cup and World Cup led to his axing.
Shaheen not only lost his first series as captain in New Zealand (1-4) but returned to see Qalandars finish at the bottom of the points table in the PSL this year.
The source added that the current chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, was relying heavily on the advice of former players in making important decisions.
The sources said that with the return of seasoned players like Imad Wasim and Muhammad Amir from retirement, it has also been decided that the chairman will meet the duo along with Babar soon to sort out any misunderstandings.
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