The Pakistan Test, ODI and T20 team captain is Babar Azam while the Test team vice-captain is wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Shadab Khan is playing the role of Babar Azam’s deputy in ODIs and T20Is.
There are reports that the Pakistan Cricket Board is considering removing Shadab Khan from the post.
24-year-old Shadab Khan, who led Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League, was made vice-captain in 2020.
In December 2020, Shadab Khan led the national team in three T20 matches in New Zealand in the absence of Babar Azam.
When the national selection committee rested five senior cricketers, including captain Babar Azam, for three T20Is against Afghanistan in Sharjah this month, Shadab Khan took the lead.
In both the series, Shadab Khan faced a 1-2 failure as captain.
In January 2023, PCB appointed Test opener Shan Masood as Babar Azam’s deputy in 3 ODI matches against New Zealand, Shadab Khan could not participate in this series due to injury.
Now there are reports that the Cricket Board is keen to remove Shadab Khan from the vice-captaincy in both the ODI and T20 formats and in this context there is a strong possibility of starting with the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand in April 2023. Is.
On the other hand, the selection committee is interested in replacing Shadab Khan with league-breaking bowler Osama Mir in the one-day series against New Zealand. and was included in the three reserve players for the series against Afghanistan.