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Babar steps down as Pakistan’s all-format captain

November 15, 2023

LAHORE:,,, Top Pakistan batter Babar Azam on Wednesday stepped down as all-format captain following the team’s dismal performance in the ongoing World Cup 2023.

“Today, I am stepping down as the captain of Pakistan in all formats. It’s a difficult decision but I feel it is a right time for this call,” the right-handed batter said in a statement issued on X (Formerly Twitter).

The development came shortly after the 29-year-old met Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.

Sources said that the PCB decided to retain Babar Azam as captain for the upcoming Test series against Australia scheduled to commence on December 14 next month.

The right-hand batter was apprised that the PCB would bring in a new captain for the white-ball format. The board has not yet decided upon who will replace Babar in the white-ball cricket, they added. However, sources claimed, Babar was not in favour of retaining captaincy for any one format.