Former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan has been faraway from ODI Captaincy after the choice and advisory committee’s joint assembly on Monday. Pakistan speedster Shaheen Afridi has changed Rizwan as Pakistan’s ODI Captain.
Pakistan are presently internet hosting South Africa for the two-match Check sequence that ends on the twenty fourth of October in Rawalpindi. The sequence will likely be adopted by a 3-match T20I sequence, which brings again skipper Salman Agha main the comparatively younger Pakistan facet.
The tour extends additional with a 3-match ODI sequence as properly, to be performed between the 2 nations on the 4th of November at Faisalabad. The Pakistan white-ball coach, Mike Hesson, and the PCB Choice committee have resorted to creating some robust decisions forward of the sequence.
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Shaheen Afridi named Pakistan’s new ODI Captain
The South Africa ODI sequence marks the start of preparations for the upcoming ODI World Cup in South Africa in 2027. The Pakistan crew was dominated out in 2023 after they didn’t advance to the World Cup semi-finals, having thrived by means of the round-robin format.
The Pakistan white-ball coach clearly wasn’t proud of the earlier management and had urged the PCB to name for a joint assembly of the choice and the advisory committee earlier than the beginning of the white-ball sequence.
Mohammad Rizwan, the 33-year-old former Pakistani skipper, was sacked and changed by 25-year-old speedster Shaheen Afridi. The choice was introduced shortly after the primary day of the Second Check concluded at Rawalpindi.
Mohammad Rizwan offered no readability on the Captaincy Snub
As per ESPNcricinfo experiences, Rizwan has not been supplied with any readability over his snub from ODI Captaincy; nonetheless, the failure of the Pakistan facet within the ICC Champions Trophy and mediocre efficiency all through One-day bilaterals is likely to be cited as a purpose.
The PCB didn’t even trouble mentioning the previous skipper of their assertion. The choice was made within the assembly scheduled by the PCB between Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson and the choice committee at Islamabad on Monday.
Nevertheless, the choice did not come as of shock, as PCB put out an announcement over the weekend declining to verify Rizwan because the ODI captain forward of the white-ball leg of the South Africa house sequence. The experiences additionally declare that the preliminary behest was from Rizwan to snub the previous skipper; nonetheless, it later acquired wider backing at a better stage.
Pakistan assured with three-formats, three-captains method
Pakistan now has three totally different skippers throughout three codecs of the sport. Salman Ali Agha to guide in T20Is, Shan Masood to guide in Checks, and Shaheen Afridi to guide within the 50-over format. Shaheen Afridi pulls on the Captain’s armband within the format he regarded the perfect.
Final season, Shaheen Afridi was Pakistan’s highest wicket-taker in ODIs and was essential of their away victories towards South Africa and Australia. Because the final World Cup, with all groups enjoying very ODIs attributable to a number of T20I commitments, Shaheen stays the very best wicket-taker within the recreation with 45 wickets since 2023.
Afridi’s first task would most likely be within the white-ball sequence towards South Africa, which is able to begin on the 4th of November at Faisalabad.
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