Batsman Babar Azam made a return to the captaincy of the men’s cricket team on Sunday after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that he would lead the Green Shirts in ODIs and T20s.
In a post on social media platform X, the PCB said, “Babar Azam appointed as white-ball captain.”
It said the decision was made following a “unanimous recommendation” from the PCB’s selection committee and its chairman Mohsin Naqvi.
The PCB also shared a video clip from a meeting between Babar and Naqvi.
Babar was first made the T20 captain in 2019, before taking charge of the Test and ODI teams in 2020.
Babar stepped down from the post in November last year, after Pakistan’s dismal show in the Asia Cup and the 50-over World Cup last year.
Shaheen Shah Afridi replaced him as the T20 captain and Shan Masood assumed the role as the team’s Test skipper.
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