{"id":33338,"date":"2023-12-09T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T10:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/shadab-khan-opens-up-about-babar-azams-resignation-from-captaincy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-09T10:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T10:31:06","slug":"shadab-khan-opens-up-about-babar-azams-resignation-from-captaincy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/shadab-khan-opens-up-about-babar-azams-resignation-from-captaincy\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadab Khan opens up about Babar Azam&#8217;s resignation from captaincy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Pakistan all-rounder, Shadab Khan, has expressed his perspective on Babar Azam&#8217;s recent choice to relinquish the captaincy across all formats of the national cricket team.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Cricket Pakistan, Shadab conveyed his admiration for Babar&#8217;s decision and conveyed his heartfelt best wishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The leg-spinner also shared positive sentiments regarding the newly appointed T20I captain for the national side, Shaheen Shah Afridi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look, everyone has their own decision, and Babar has stepped down. We send him our best wishes. We&#8217;ve had a great time with him as the captain for Pakistan. Now, Shaheen has taken on the role, and we&#8217;re excited about it. We&#8217;ve witnessed his [Shaheen&#8217;s] captaincy in the PSL, and it feels great. Let&#8217;s see how it goes playing under his captaincy for the first time; it will give an idea of how much fun it is, and I am very excited to play under Shaheen&#8217;s captaincy,&#8221; Shadab said.<\/p>\n<p>On November 15th, Babar relinquished his captaincy following a meeting with Zaka Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee.<\/p>\n<p>After stepping down, Shan Masood was appointed as the Test captain of the Pakistan Men\u2019s Cricket Team, and Shaheen Shah Afridi was named as the T20I captain by the PCB.<\/p>\n<p>Shaheen&#8217;s first task as the T20I captain for the Men in Green side will be leading the team against New Zealand in a five-match T20 series scheduled to take place from January 12 to January 21, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 12: New Zealand vs Pakistan \u2013 First T20I in Auckland<\/li>\n<li>January 14: New Zealand vs Pakistan \u2013 Second T20I in Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>January 17: New Zealand vs Pakistan \u2013 Third T20I in Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>January 19: New Zealand vs Pakistan \u2013 Fourth T20I in Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>January 21: New Zealand vs Pakistan \u2013 Fifth T20I in Christchurch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/shadab-khan-opens-up-about-babar-azams-resignation-from-captaincy\" 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\/shadab-khan-opens-up-about-babar-azams-resignation-from-captaincy\" 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\/shadab-khan-opens-up-about-babar-azams-resignation-from-captaincy\" 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>Pakistan all-rounder, Shadab Khan, has expressed his perspective on Babar Azam&#8217;s recent choice to relinquish the captaincy across all formats of the national cricket team. 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