Shan Masood, Shaeen Afridi replace Babar Azam as Test, T20 captains

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wednesday appointed Shan Masood Test captain and Shaheen Shah Afridi T20 captain, respectively, reported 24NewsHd TV channel.

The move came just after Babar Azam announced to step down as Pakistan captain from all three formats.

Presenting our captains 🇵🇰@shani_official has been appointed Test captain while @iShaheenAfridi will lead the T20I side. pic.twitter.com/wPSebUB60m

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 15, 2023

Azam was offered to retain red ball captaincy in a meeting with PCB chief which he refused.

Shan Masood has been made Test captain for Australia and New Zealand tour.

34-year-old Shan has featured in 30 Tests, scoring 1,597 runs, which includes four centuries and seven half-centuries.

Shan has been appointed captain till the end of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. Shan’s first assignment as captain will be a three-match Test series against Australia in Australia starting from 14 December.

Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah will lead Pakistan Men’s 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.