The Pakistan Cricket Board seems to have lost confidence in the abilities of Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi to lead the national team and believes that former captain Babar Azam is the best option to captain the team again. During last year’s ODI World Cup in India, Pakistan failed to qualify from the group stage and Babar resigned as captain of the Pakistan team in all competitions. Masood was named the captain in the Test matches while Shaheen was named the T20I captain.
Sources at the PCB think tank said the board concluded that in the absence of viable options, Babar was the best option to lead the team again.
A source revealed: “Interestingly, with the change in board chairmanship, those in power appear to have lost faith in Shan Masood and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s ability to lead the national team in Test and T20 formats. .”
What is interesting is that Babar is now showing some attitude, the source added.
“Featherers have been sent to Babar to know if he is ready to take power again but he has shown some reservations. Apparently, he wants some assurances from the board chairman,” the source added.
Babar was relieved of captaincy in the white-ball format immediately after the World Cup when Zakhar Ashraf was the PCB president. Then he also chose to resign as captain of the red team.
Babar has been captain in various competitions since 2020, but poor performances in the Asia Cup and World Cup led to his dismissal.
“Shaheen was seen as the savior of Pakistan cricket as T20 captain during the Xhaka era as he won two finals for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. But now, with a change of guard, he seems to be Another source said: “Within the boardroom. “
Not only did Shaheen lose his first series as captain in New Zealand (1-4), but Qalandars finished bottom of the PSL standings after returning this year.
Sources added that current chairman Mohsin Naqvi relies heavily on advice from former players while taking important decisions.
Sources said that with experienced players like Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir returning from retirement, the chairman has also decided to meet the duo soon along with Babar to clear up any misunderstandings.
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