The possible improvement comes quickly after Babar’s latest batting failures within the residence Check collection in opposition to Bangladesh, which the hosts embarrassingly misplaced 2-0. In distinction, Mohammad Rizwan was Pakistan’s most prolific batsmen throughout two Checks.
Rizwan led the collection’ batting charts with a tally of 294 runs in 4 innings at a median of 98.Zero and a highest of 171 not out.
He additionally scored a half-century. In distinction, Babar aggregated a mere 64 runs at a median of 16.00, with a highest of 31.
Babar has not been given the possibility to steer within the upcoming Champions Cup, the place Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Haris and Saud Shakeel will lead their respective groups.
It may very well be a sign in the direction of the way in which Pakistan Cricket Board is seeking to take issues ahead because the nation tries to resurrect its cricket.
As per the Geo Information report, “there was a good likelihood of appointment of a brand new captain instead of the star batsman (Babar) later this yr. The appointment of a brand new skipper for one-day worldwide and T20 codecs was possible forward of the Australia tour, slated for November”.
The report additionally states that Pakistan’s “white-ball Head Coach Gary Kirsten had talked to the cricket board officers and captain himself in July on this regard.”
It’s also possible that Rizwan will likely be handed captaincy for all three codecs, which implies Shan Masood‘s job as Check skipper can be on the road.
Babar relinquished Pakistan captaincy after a disastrous ODI World Cup marketing campaign final yr, however was reappointed for white-ball codecs in March this yr after only one collection as captain for Shaheen Afridi. Masood was named the Check captain.
Earlier than their first ever Check collection defeat in opposition to Bangladesh, Pakistan had been eradicated from the T20 World Cup within the group stage itself.
