LAHORE/Perth:,,, Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been appointed vice-captain of the Pakistan Test Team for the series against Australia, a PCB statment said on Wednesday.
Earlier, Shaheen was also appointed captain of the Pakistan Men's T20 Cricket Team. Shaheen has played 27 Tests, 53 ODIs and 52 T20Is for Pakistan.
It may be noted that Pakistan are set to take on Australia in the first Test of the three-match Benaud-Qadir Trophy at Perth Stadium on 14 December. The first ball is expected to be bowled at 0720 PKT.
Pakistan currently top the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 points table after having started the campaign on a winning note against Sri Lanka earlier this year. Overall, Pakistan are ranked sixth on the ICC Men’s Test team rankings.