Shan Masood becomes Test captain, Shaheen Afridi takes charge of T20I squad

Staff Report

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday appointed Shan Masood as Test captain while Shaheen Shah Afridi was named as T20I captain. 34-year-old Shan has featured in 30 Tests, scoring 1,597 runs, which includes four centuries and seven half-centuries. Shan has been appointed captain till the end of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. Shan’s first assignment as captain will be a three-match Test series against Australia in Australia starting from December 14. Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah will lead Pakistan team in the T20I format and his first assignment as captain will be the five-match T20I series in New Zealand from January 12 to 21. 23-year-old Shaheen has bagged 64 wickets in 52 T20Is. Shaheen has also captained Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League (PSL) and has helped the side win the tournament twice in two years in the 2022 and 2023 editions. Shan and Shaheen were appointed captains after Babar Azam yesterday stepped down from all three formats of the game. Pakistan’s captain in the ODI format will be announced in due course.