ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Cricket Board appoints Captain and Vice Captain ofNational Cricket team for the bilateral series with Srilanka.
Sarfaraz Ahmed has been retained as Pakistan captain while Babar Azam hasbeen named as vice-captain for three ODI and three T20I home series againstSri Lanka, which will be held from 27 September to 9 October.
In April 2016, Sarfaraz was appointed Pakistan captain for the T20Is beforebeing elevated as ODI captain in early 2017. He was then named captainacross all formats following the 2017 tour of the West Indies. To date,Sarfaraz has captained Pakistan in 13 Tests, 48 ODIs and 34 T20Is, winningfour, 26 and 29 matches respectively.
Babar Azam, who is ranked 16th in Tests, third in ODIs and No.1 in T20Is,has previously captained Pakistan in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012. Hehad also featured in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 before breakinginto international cricket in 2015 and since has been a regular feature ofthe side in all formats.
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The appointments were confirmed by PCB Chairman Mr Ehsan Mani, followingrecommendations made by Pakistan head coach and chief selectorMisbah-ul-Haq and the PCB Cricket Committee.
