Babar Azam Steps Down as Pakistan's Cricket Captain
Shan Masood and Shaheen Afridi Named as New Test and Twenty20 Captains Respectively
- Babar Azam has stepped down as Pakistan's cricket captain in all three formats after the team's failure to progress beyond the group stage in the Cricket World Cup.
- Shan Masood has been announced as the new Test captain, while Shaheen Afridi will lead the Twenty20 side. A captain for the one-day side is yet to be named.
- Babar Azam's resignation comes after Pakistan's performance in the World Cup, where they won four of their nine games, finishing fifth.
- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also removed the entire coaching staff of the men's team, with a new coaching team to be put in place for the upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.
- Babar Azam, who is ranked by the ICC as a top-five batsman in all three formats, will continue to represent Pakistan as a player.
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