Shaheen Afridi has been relieved of captaincy of the Pakistan cricket team. Now Babar Azam has been appointed captain of the Pakistan cricket team again. Actually, Shaheen Afridi had recently said that if you made him captain, then give him time… but the Pakistan Cricket Board didn’t listen to Shaheen Afridi. However, Shaheen Afridi was removed from the captaincy. At the same time, Babar Azam once again takes over the responsibility as captain. Shaheen Afridi’s performance in the Pakistan Super League was disappointing and the captain’s armband has now been removed.
Recently, Shaheen Afridi was named captain in place of Babar Azam after a disappointing performance in the ODI World Cup. It was assumed that Shaheen Afridi would captain the Pakistan team in the T20 World Cup, but after just five matches, Shaheen Afridi was removed from the captaincy. Therefore, Babar Azam will now be seen as captain in the T20 World Cup in place of Shaheen Afridi. Fans on social media say this is a shame for Shaheen Afridi as PCB stripped him of the captaincy after just five games.
If we look at Babar Azam’s career, apart from 52 Test matches, he has represented Pakistan in 117 ODI and 109 T20 matches so far. Babar Azam has scored 3898 runs in Test matches at an average of 45.86, which includes 9 centuries, crossing the mark of 50 runs in 26 innings. Furthermore, Babar Azam has scored 5729 runs in ODI matches at an average of 56.72 and a strike rate of 88.75, which includes 19 centuries, while he has crossed the 50-run mark 32 times in ODI matches. At the same time, Babar Azam has scored 3698 runs in T20 matches at a strike rate of 129.12 and an average of 41.55.