— Azhar Ali to lead green shirts in Tests
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of young run machine Babar Azam as the new captain of the national one day international (ODI) team, initially for the 2020-21 season.
According to a press release issued by the board, the number one T20 batsman in the world, who was selected in October last year to lead the T20 team, will now captain the ODI outfit as well. The press release also announced the retention of seasoned batsman Azhar Ali as Test captain.
“I want to congratulate Azhar Ali and Babar Azam for getting captaincy extensions. This is absolutely the right decision as they also require certainty and clarity on their future roles,” said head coach Misbah-ul-Haq.
“I am sure they will now start looking to the future and start planning so that they can build sides that can perform at the expected levels,” the batting legend added.
The ODI captaincy’s status had been unclear since last year when Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked. Due to no ODIs scheduled for the remainder of the season, the captaincy had been in limbo until Wednesday’s clarification.
