PCB sacks Shan Masood and hands over Test captain Babar Azam

Pakistan’s Babar Azam (AP/PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reinstated Babar Azam as the Test captain of the national team ahead of two crucial ICC Test World Cup assignments against the West Indies and England.According to the ICC, Babar will replace Shan Masood at the helm and lead Pakistan in a two-Test series in the Caribbean before captaining the team on a three-Test tour of England later this summer.Pakistan began their campaign in the West Indies on 25 July, with the second Test scheduled for early August. They will then travel to England for a three-match series starting on August 19 to continue their World Test Championship campaign.The PCB has also named four uncapped players in the squads, giving them the opportunity to earn their first Test caps. Left-handed batsman Ali Usman, batsman Muhammad Awais Zafar, fast bowler Ubaid Shah and batsman Muhammad Ghazi Ghori have been selected for the upcoming tour.Saud Shakeel has also been included in the England series, although his participation is subject to a fitness test before the team leaves.Pakistan are heading into two overseas missions to improve their position in the World Test Championship standings, where they currently sit ninth.Pakistan West Indies Test Squad: Babar Azam (Captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azan Awais, Imam ul Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Sajid Khan, Salba U Shajid Mash.

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Share an opinionPakistan England Test Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azan Awais, Imam ul Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Sajid Khan, Salject Ali to Sajid Khan, Salject Ali to Saudha, Salject Masood, Ubaid Shah.Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies begins with the opening Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba from July 25-29, followed by the second Test at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain from August 2-6.The England leg of the tour kicks off in Leeds from August 19-23, before the teams meet at Lord’s from August 27-31. The third and final Test will be played in Birmingham from September 9-13, with valuable World Test Championship points at stake throughout the series.