Babar Azam was also assured of the possibility of leading the Test team, making him the empowered captain

Babar Azam will also take over the Test leadership in New Zealand while he has been assured of full-fledged captaincy.

PCB had appointed Azhar Ali as the captain of the national team in place of Sarfraz Ahmed in October last year, but he fell out of favor with the authorities within a year. In the last Test of the tour of England, he announced his return to form by scoring a century, but due to failure in the first Test, Pakistan had to lose the series.

Azhar Ali went to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan along with chief selector and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, where they presented the case of unemployed cricketers, the board officials also reprimanded him but at the same time It was felt that his leadership was now in danger.

Sources said that although the news started coming in the media on Thursday, but several days ago Chairman PCB Ehsan Mani had asked Babar Azam to be ready. In this meeting, he had told the young batsman that the board Like ODIs and T20s, the board officials also assured him of making him an empowered captain.

Sources further said that when the news of giving the leadership to Mohammad Rizwan came out yesterday, Babar was also surprised by it, on which the board behind the curtain brought forward the name of Babar Azam as the front runner. If Babar is entrusted with the responsibility for a longer period of time, the seniors or juniors he feels comfortable with will build his team, sooner than that the Pakistani side will be on the road to victories again.

On the other hand, Azhar Ali’s close circles say that he was used by the board and left. If he was made the captain, then he should have given some time.

Meanwhile, when the correspondent “Express” inquired about the meeting between Chairman Ehsan Mani and Babar Azam a few days ago, Sami Al Hasan Barni, Director Media of PCB, said that he is not aware of any such meeting or decision. is