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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has recently opened up about the replacement of Babar Azam as the national white-ball captain.
Babar stepped down from the position last week, announcing his decision through social media. He attributed the decision to a heavy workload and his intention to focus more on batting.
“Dear Fans, I’m sharing some news with you today. I have decided to resign as captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team, effective as of my notification to the PCB and Team Management last month,” stated Babar Azam in a statement on his social media platforms.
“It’s been an honour to lead this team, but it’s time for me to step down and focus on my playing role,” he added.
During a recent media interaction, the PCB chairman was asked about the potential candidate to replace Babar as captain.
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He revealed that he has assigned the selection committee to assign a new captain after ‘careful consideration’.
“I have told them to take a decision after careful consideration because the captain’s position is important,” Mohsin Naqvi said.
Remember, this was Babar Azam’s second reign as Pakistan captain. His first tenure ended in November 2023 following Pakistan’s dismal run at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India.
The star batter relinquished all-format captaincy but was reinstated as white-ball captain in March this year. He led Pakistan in three bilateral T20I series against New Zealand, Ireland and England respectively before captaining the former champions in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
Pakistan had a lacklustre outing in the mega event as the 2009 champions, in a first, crashed out of the tournament from the group stage, mainly due to their gut-wrenching defeats against the United States of America (USA) and arch-rivals India.
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