Mohammad Rizwan replaces Babar Azam to become Pakistan's white-ball skipper
Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed Pakistan’s white-ball captain, while Salman Ali Agha has been named vice-captain as the selectors announced Pakistan’s squads for the ODI and T20I tours of Australia and Zimbabwe from 4 November to 5 December.
He replaced Babar Azam as skipper of the national squad.
"Salman will lead the T20I side in Zimbabwe as Rizwan is rested under a workload management plan," Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement.
The 32-year-old Rizwan, who debuted in white-ball cricket in 2015, has played 74 ODIs and 102 T20Is to date, scoring 5,401 runs with four centuries and accounting for 143 dismissals behind the stumps.
As he leads the team in the opening ODI against Australia in Melbourne on 4 November, Rizwan will become Pakistan’s 31st captain.
For the first T20I in Brisbane on 14 November, he will be the 12th to captain Pakistan in the format.
Mohammad Rizwan said: "I am deeply honoured to be appointed as Pakistan’s white-ball captain. Representing Pakistan on the global stage is the greatest privilege and to now be entrusted with leading such a talented and exciting group of players is a tremendous honour. Joining the ranks of some of Pakistan’s legendary limited-overs captains truly is the icing on the cake."
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