Pakistan’s new ODI captain announced, PCB handed over responsibility to 29-year-old player till Champions Trophy

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|23-09-2024

Champions Trophy: At this time, teams from all over the world are busy preparing for the ICC Champions Trophy. The Pak team is also busy preparing for this tournament to be held in Pakistan. This time the Pak team does not want to leave any stone unturned for this match to be held on home ground. The Pak team is the defending champion of the Champions Trophy.

Champions Trophy Pak team announced captain for

Pakistan's new ODI captain announced, PCB handed over responsibility to 29-year-old player till Champions Trophy 1

Rumors of removing Babar Azam from white ball captaincy were spreading rapidly on social media, but the Pakistan Cricket Board has put an end to these rumors by including him in the Connection Camp to be held in Lahore on September 23. The PCB said that this camp will create better understanding and coordination among the star players and will help bring back Pakistan's lost reputation in cricket. In this camp, the board has decided to retain Babar Azam as the captain for the Champions Trophy.

Babar Azam is also present in the camp

Nine main players of the Pakistan team are included in this camp. These include captain Babar Azam and Shan Masood and national team head coach Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten will also participate. Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that the aim of the Connection Camp is to bring Pakistan cricket back to its old glory. Our aim is to identify key topics, talk openly and formulate a common strategy.

Pak team trying to regain old glory

The PCB hopes that this season will improve player management and team performance. This is the first step towards strengthening Pakistan cricket, and the PCB will make more such efforts so that the team is successful in the long run and can meet the expectations of our fans. Recently, the Pakistan men's cricket team has come to 8th in the rankings and 7th in the T20 rankings, while there have been many changes in the team in the last few years. Pakistan will now next play a three-match Test series against England and will also host the Champions Trophy in 2025.

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