Babar named captain for limited overs formats

• The PCB made the announcement while revealing its list of centrally contracted players.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday formally named Babar Azam One-day International (ODI) captain, ending all the speculations.

The PCB made the announcement while revealing its list of centrally contracted players.

In its press release, the PCB confirmed that the Test and T20I captaincy will continue to be held by Azhar Ali and Azam respectively, while also adding that the latter will also lead the side in the 50-over format.

“I want to congratulate Azhar Ali and Babar Azam for getting captaincy extensions. This is absolutely the right decision as they also require certainty and clarity on their future roles," said head coach Misbah-ul-Haq.

"I am sure they will now start looking to the future and start planning so that they can build sides that can perform at the expected levels."

Since last year, Sarfaraz ODI status is uncertain after he was sacked. Due to no ODI scheduled for remainder of the season, the captaincy had been in a limbo until today's clarification.