Babar Azam will again become Pakistan’s Test captain (Photo-PTI)
There is an earthquake in the Pakistan cricket team after the defeat against Bangladesh in the first test match played in Dhaka. After facing a shameful defeat of 104 runs from Bangladesh, now Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to snatch the captaincy of Shan Masood. There are reports that now once again Babar Azam is going to become the captain of Pakistan Test team. Let us tell you that Babar Azam did not play in the first test due to injury and Shan Masood was failing in both the innings.
Now Babar Azam will captain
According to the news coming from the Pakistani team, for the remaining matches of the World Test Championship cycle Babar Azam Can be made the test captain. According to Pakistani team sources, some influential officials of Pakistan Cricket Board also want to see Babar back as captain and believe that this is the right time to give him another chance for captaincy. Let us tell you that Shan Masood has a very bad record as a Pakistani captain. Under the captaincy of Masood since December 2023, Pakistan has lost 11 out of its 15 matches. Now PCB officials want Babar Azam to captain Pakistan in the remaining 7 test matches.
According to sources, ‘If Babar plays in the second Test and regains his batting rhythm, then he can become a strong contender for returning to the captaincy. Initial conversations with some board officials indicated that no one had any objection to his becoming captain again.
Babar’s captaincy was snatched away like this
Babar was the captain of all three formats between 2019 and 2023, but after the 2023 World Cup held in India, this player had to leave the captaincy. He was brought back as T20 captain for the 2024 World Cup, but stepped down again after a poor tournament. According to sources, Shan Masood himself was very disappointed after the defeat in the first test match and now he is seriously considering playing a permanent role in the Pakistan Cricket Board.
