{"id":24979,"date":"2023-11-15T23:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T23:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/shan-masood-named-test-captain-shaheen-afridi-takes-charge-in-t20is\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T23:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T23:35:07","slug":"shan-masood-named-test-captain-shaheen-afridi-takes-charge-in-t20is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/shan-masood-named-test-captain-shaheen-afridi-takes-charge-in-t20is\/","title":{"rendered":"Shan Masood named Test captain, Shaheen Afridi takes charge in T20Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The PCB has appointed Shan Masood as the Test captain of Pakistan Men\u2019s Cricket Team, while Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named T20I captain.<\/p>\n<p>34-year-old Shan has featured in 30 Tests, scoring 1,597 runs, which includes four centuries and seven half-centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Shan has been appointed captain till the end of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. Shan\u2019s first assignment as captain will be a three-match Test series against Australia in Australia starting from 14 December.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah will lead Pakistan Men\u2019s Team in the T20I format and his first assignment as captain will be the five-match T20I series in New Zealand from 12 to 21 January. 23-year-old Shaheen has bagged 64 wickets in 52 T20Is. Shaheen has also captained Lahore Qalandars in HBL PSL and has helped the side win the tournament twice in two years in the 2022 and 2023 editions.<\/p>\n<p>Shan and Shaheen were appointed captains after Babar Azam today stepped down from all three formats of the game. Pakistan\u2019s captain in the ODI format will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Presenting our captains \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shani_official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shani_official<\/a> has been appointed Test captain while <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iShaheenAfridi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iShaheenAfridi<\/a> will lead the T20I side. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wPSebUB60m\">pic.twitter.com\/wPSebUB60m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB\/status\/1724803319087178155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sd-bottom-social ss-icon\">\n<p class=\"ss-share-now\"> Share Now <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/shan-masood-appointed-test-and-shaheen-shah-afridi-t20i-captain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/shan-masood-appointed-test-and-shaheen-shah-afridi-t20i-captain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between\">\n<span class=\"w-100\"><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https:\/\/cricketpakistan.com.pk\/en\/news\/detail\/shan-masood-appointed-test-and-shaheen-shah-afridi-t20i-captain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<article><span><i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/span><\/article>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n        if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n        js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n        js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.12&appId=340509153097398&autoLogAppEvents=1\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PCB has appointed Shan Masood as the Test captain of Pakistan Men\u2019s Cricket Team, while Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named T20I captain. 34-year-old Shan has featured in 30 Tests, scoring 1,597 runs, which includes four centuries and seven half-centuries. 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