Babar Azam Accepts Pakistan Test Captaincy with All-Format Leadership Condition
Pakistan Cricket Board selectors approached Babar Azam to resume Test captaincy after poor results under Shan Masood, who lost 12 of 16 Tests since December 2023. Babar accepted the role on the condition that he be reinstated as captain across all formats—Tests, ODIs, and T20Is—if the team performs well in the upcoming five-Test series against the West Indies and England. The selectors had also offered the role to Salman Agha, who declined due to team cohesion concerns. Shaheen Shah Afridi currently leads the ODI team but was removed as T20I captain earlier in 2024.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (52–55/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
zeenews broke this story on 28 Jul, 02:34 am. Other outlets followed.
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