{"id":96124,"date":"2023-11-15T18:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=96124"},"modified":"2023-11-15T18:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T18:24:03","slug":"babar-azam-resigns-as-pakistan-captain-from-all-formats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/sports-news\/babar-azam-resigns-as-pakistan-captain-from-all-formats\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain from all formats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain from all formats following World Cup flop.. with Shaheen Shah Afridi to take over as T20 skipper and Shan Masood to lead Test team<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pakistan lost five of nine matches and failed to make semi-finals at World Cup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Babar Azam felt the time was right for a change after four years as captain<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shaheen Shah Afridi to captain T20 side and Shan Masood to be Test captain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Babar Azam has announced his resignation as Pakistan&#8217;s captain from all formats following a disappointing World Cup campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan failed to reached the semi-final stage in India, losing five of their nine matches.<\/p>\n<p>Babar, appointed captain in 2019, felt the time was right for a change of leadership within the squad, but he will continue to be available for selection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Today I am stepping down as the captain of Pakistan in all formats. It&#8217;s a difficult decision, but I feel it is the right time for this call,&#8217; Babar wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I will continue to represent Pakistan as a player in all three formats. I am here to support the new captain and the team with my experience and dedication.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/16\/77837809-0-image-a-1_1700064669312.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam felt the time was right for a change after four years as Pakistan captain<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/16\/77839183-12753505-image-a-10_1700066521000.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shaheen Shah Afridi (above) will captain the T20 side and\u00a0Shan Masood will skipper Test team<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I want to express my sincere thanks to the Pakistan Cricket Board for entrusting me with this significant responsibility.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Babar added: &#8216;I vividly remember the moment when I received the call from PCB to lead Pakistan in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Over the past four years, I&#8217;ve experienced many highs and lows on and off the field, but I wholeheartedly and passionately aimed to maintain Pakistan&#8217;s pride and respect in the cricket world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Reaching the number one spot in the white-ball format was a result of the collective efforts of players, coaches, and management, but I&#8217;d like to express my gratitude to passionate Pakistan cricket fans for their unwavering support during this journey.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Following his departure, Pakistan announced Shaheen Shah Afridi as their new T20I captain and Shan Masood as their Test captain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12753505\/Babar-Azam-resigns-Pakistan-captain-formats-following-World-Cup-flop-Shaheen-Shah-Afridi-T20-skipper-Shan-Masood-lead-Test-team.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain from all formats following World Cup flop.. with Shaheen Shah Afridi to take over<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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