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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday reappointed star batsman Babar Azam as the national team’s captain for T20I and one-day internationals (ODIs).
Babar, 29, was previously appointed white-ball captain in 2019 and as Test skipper in 2020, but the Green Shirts have not won any ICC or Asia Cup titles under his leadership.
Babar ended his years-long stint as skipper last November after he stepped down as captain of the national side.
The decision to reappoint him as skipper came ahead of the Green Shirt’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand which will begin on April 18.
Earlier after the resignation of Babar as captain, the PCB under Zaka Ashraf had appointed Shaheen Shah Afridi as white-ball captain while Shan Masood was given the red-ball captaincy by the previous management.
Babar Azam has played 52 Tests, 117 ODIs, and 109 T20Is for the national side. He has led 71 T20 matches including T20 World Cup as the team’s captain.
Under his leadership, the Men in Green won 42 matches and lost 23 matches.