The 2023 ODI World Cup has been no less than a nightmare for the Pakistan cricket team. Babar-led Pakistan team could win only 4 out of 9 league matches and missed qualifying for the semi-finals. After this poor performance, Pakistan Cricket Board has given new responsibility to former captain Mohammad Hafeez. Actually, Hafeez has been made the director of men’s Pakistan cricket.
After becoming the director of the Pakistan cricket team, Mohammad Hafeez said, “I feel honored to become the director of the Pakistan cricket team. I am also excited about my work. I am thankful to the PCB for trusting me and entrusting me with this challenging responsibility.” I am committed to working closely with the coaching staff and players to contribute to the success of the team.”
Shaheen Afridi becomes T20 and Shan Masood test captain
After poor performance in the 2023 World Cup, Babar Azam was facing criticism from all sides. Meanwhile, there were reports that he would be removed from the captaincy. There was even news of Shan Masood becoming the next captain. After this, Babar Azam himself announced to step down from captaincy in all three formats.
Shortly after Babar left the captaincy, PCB announced the names of new captains for two formats. Now the captain of Pakistan’s T20 team will be young fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi. At the same time, PCB has appointed Shan Masood as the captain of the Test team.
PCB has not yet appointed the new captain of the Test and T20 formats, while the new captain of the ODI format has not been appointed. However, according to cricket experts and rumors on social media, PCB can make Shaheen Shah Afridi the captain of ODI format also. However, no concrete information has been revealed about this yet.