In a major decision, the Pakistan Cricket Board has removed Mohammad Rizwan as the captain of the ODI team. Pakistan now have three different captains in all three formats.
Babar Azam was the ODI captain before Rizwan, but he was removed from the captaincy due to poor performances. Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has also captained the T20 team, has become the new captain of Pakistan’s ODI team.
This series will mark the beginning of his captaincy career
Pakistan is scheduled to play a three-match home ODI series against South Africa. Shaheen Afridi will take over the captaincy of the Pakistan team from this series. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took this important decision yesterday. Salman Agha is the captain of Pakistan’s T20 team, Shaheen Afridi is the captain of the ODI team and Shan Masood is the captain of the Test team.
Pakistan’s poor performance under Rizwan’s captaincy
Babar Azam was the captain of Pakistan’s ODI team in the 2023 ODI World Cup, but due to the team’s poor performance, he was removed from the captaincy and Mohammad Rizwan was appointed as the new ODI captain. The Pakistani team performed poorly in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, failing to even reach the semi-finals. Subsequently, the team lost the ODI series against the West Indies. New Zealand then defeated Pakistan in the final of the tri-series. As a result, PCB has decided to remove Rizwan from the captaincy.
New Zealand defeated Pakistan in the final of the tri-series
The Pakistan team is currently playing a two-match home Test series against South Africa. Pakistan won the first match, while the new ODI captain was announced on the second day of the Test. A press release was issued by the PCB, simply announcing that Shaheen Afridi was being appointed as the new captain of Pakistan’s ODI team.
