{"id":77489,"date":"2024-03-31T09:33:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T09:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/babar-azam-reappointed-as-white-ball-cricket\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T09:33:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T09:33:06","slug":"babar-azam-reappointed-as-white-ball-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/babar-azam-reappointed-as-white-ball-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam reappointed as white-ball cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"featuredimg\">\n <\/p>\n<p class=\"captionimg\">Babar Azam reappointed as white-ball cricket<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>PCB confirmed Bbaar Azam\u2019s captaincy for white-ball cricket.<\/li>\n<li>PCB made official announcement on social media.<\/li>\n<li>Babar setpped down from captaincy after Cricket World Cup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed Babar Azam\u2019s return as the captain for white-ball cricket.<\/p>\n<p>A local news channel reported that Babar was unanimously chosen by the PCB\u2019s selection committee to lead Pakistan in the forthcoming Men\u2019s T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The PCB made the announcement official on social media, affirming Chairman Mohsin Naqvi\u2019s decision to assign Babar the leadership responsibilities for the ODI and T20I formats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi has appointed Babar Azam as white-ball (ODI and T20I) captain of the Pakistan men\u2019s cricket team,\u201d was the confirmation given by PCB on social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/2024\/03\/babar-azam-wants-to-be-captain-across-all-formats-reports\/\">Babar<\/a> had relinquished his captaincy in all formats following Pakistan\u2019s unsatisfactory performance in the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup in India the previous year, where the team did not progress to the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p>Shaheen Shah Afridi had assumed the T20I captaincy, while Shan Masood was named as the captain for red-ball cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Shaheen was chosen as the T20I captain due to his impressive performances in the Pakistan Super League, leading Lahore Qalandars to back-to-back title wins in 2022 and 2023. However, Cricket Pakistan reported on March 12 that his leadership was in jeopardy after Pakistan only won one out of five matches during his inaugural series as captain in New Zealand and Lahore Qalandars ended up at the bottom of the table in the recent Pakistan Super League edition.<\/p>\n<p>With Babar\u2019s return as captain, his initial assignment will be to guide Pakistan in the forthcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand at home, commencing from April 18.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alsoread\">\n<h4 class=\"text-uppercase mb-10 mt-20 fs-18\">Also Read<\/h4>\n<div class=\"post-box sty22\">\n<div class=\"post-frame js-ratioHtP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FotoJet-2024-03-31T105754.808-254x144.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH: Babar Azam and Co. play snooker amid captaincy chaos\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h5 class=\"title\">WATCH: Babar Azam and Co. play snooker amid captaincy chaos<\/h5>\n<p>Babar Azam and other players engage in snooker battle. Iftikhar Ahmed posted&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/sports\/2024\/03\/watch-babar-azam-and-co-play-snooker-amid-captaincy-chaos\/\" class=\"post-link\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Babar Azam reappointed as white-ball cricket PCB confirmed Bbaar Azam\u2019s captaincy for white-ball cricket. PCB made official announcement on social media. Babar setpped down from captaincy after Cricket World Cup. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed Babar Azam\u2019s return as the captain for white-ball cricket. 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