{"id":82773,"date":"2023-11-16T05:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T05:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/pakistans-babar-azam-steps-down-as-captain-after-dismal-cricket-world-cup-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T05:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T05:24:15","slug":"pakistans-babar-azam-steps-down-as-captain-after-dismal-cricket-world-cup-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/pakistans-babar-azam-steps-down-as-captain-after-dismal-cricket-world-cup-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam steps down as captain after dismal Cricket World Cup | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam steps down as captain after dismal Cricket World Cup | Cricket News<\/h2>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam steps down as captain after dismal Cricket World Cup | Cricket News<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"post-label post-label--large\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"article__subhead css-1wt8oh6\"><em>Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood have replaced Babar as T20 and Test captains, respectively.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Babar Azam has stepped down as Pakistan\u2019s cricket captain days after his team\u2019s group-stage exit from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the star batter announced in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Babar captained Pakistan in all three formats starting October 2019, and led them to number one in ICC one-day international (ODI) rankings for the first time in May.<\/p>\n<p>Opening batter Shan Masood has been announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board ( as the new test captain, while pacer Shaheen Afridi will be the Twenty20 (T20) captain.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan slid from the spot after finishing fourth in the Asia Cup and fifth in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a difficult decision but I feel it is a right time for this call,\u201d the 29-year-old wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8hZqS9JH0M\">pic.twitter.com\/8hZqS9JH0M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Babar Azam (@babarazam258) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/babarazam258\/status\/1724780099101233253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His resignation comes two days after Pakistan bowling coach Morne Morkel stepped down.<\/p>\n<p>The PCB accepted his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter consultation with his family, Babar decided to step down and PCB stands behind his decision,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Azam is ranked by ICC as a top-five batsman in all three formats, and is Pakistan\u2019s most successful captain in T20 Internationals, with 42 wins.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan have a tough tour of Australia coming up where they play three Tests, starting in Perth from December 12.<\/p>\n<p>They have lost all of their last 14 Tests in the country, with their most recent victory coming back in 1995.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2023\/11\/15\/pakistans-babar-azam-steps-down-as-captain-after-dismal-cricket-world-cup?traffic_source=rss\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lenkaed.com\" title=\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam steps down as captain after dismal Cricket World Cup | Cricket News\" href=\"\/\">Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam steps down as captain after dismal Cricket World Cup | Cricket News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam steps down as captain after dismal Cricket World Cup | Cricket News Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam steps down as captain after dismal Cricket World Cup | Cricket News Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood have replaced Babar as T20 and Test captains, respectively. 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