Mohammad Rizwan Appointed As Vice-Captain Of Pakistan’s T20I Team

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan because the vice-captain of the lads’s nationwide group within the T20I format. Rizwan will likely be working because the deputy for Shaheen Shah Afridi, who was elevated to the function after Babar Azam’s exit because the captain of the group in all three codecs of the sport. Since the conclusion of the ODI World Cup 2023, so much has modified within the Pakistan group’s management and board construction. Rizwan’s appointment because the vice-captain in T20Is is a part of the restructuring course of.

The PCB took to X (previously Twitter) to announce Rizwan’s appointment because the deputy to Shaheen.

.@iMRizwanPak has been appointed vice-captain of Pakistan’s T20I group pic.twitter.com/0Zu6DcstML

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 8, 2024

The state of affairs leaves Babar Azam fully out of the management construction on an official capability. Babar had stepped down as Pakistan captain from all codecs of the sport after his facet’s debacle within the ICC World Cup 2023 in India.

Babar had a dismal efficiency with Pakistan within the ICC World Cup in India, ending fifth with eight factors from 9 matches. On a private stage, Babar scored 320 runs in 9 World Cup matches, the third most for Pakistan, with a median of 40 and a strike charge of 82.90.

Shan Masood was appointed because the skipper for the Test format, whereas Shaheen Shah Afridi was handed the function of captain for the T20 format.