Mohammad Rizwan appointed Pakistan's white-ball team captain

LAHORE: Wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan has been named the captain of Pakistan’s white-ball cricket teams.

The annoucement was made by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi.

The development came after Babar Azam, on October 2, stepped down as the captain of white-ball teams, saying he wanted “to prioritise my performance, enjoy batting, and spend quality time with family”.

Furthermore, Naqvi announced that spin-allrounder Salman Ali Agha has been named vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team.

However, Agha will lead the T20I side in Zimbabwe as Rizwan is rested under a workload management plan, stated a press release issued by the cricket governing body. 

The 32-year-old Rizwan, who debuted in white-ball cricket in 2015, has played 74 ODIs and 102 T20Is to date, scoring 5,401 runs with four centuries and accounting for 143 dismissals behind the wickets.