There is going to be a change once again in the Pakistan cricket team. asia cup in 2025 Captain Salman Ali Aga, who took Pakistan to the final, is in trouble. Actually, Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to remove Salman from the captaincy of the T20 team.
According to the report of news agency PTI, spin bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan is soon going to return to Pakistan’s T20 team and he can become the new captain in this format.
PCB wants to make Shadab Khan the captain for a long time in T20 format. After Asia Cup 2025, there was discussion about Salman Ali Aga’s poor performance in T20 cricket. Shadab is currently in rehab after shoulder surgery. Which will be completed next month.
Currently, Shadab Khan has played 6 Tests, 70 ODIs and 112 T20 International matches for Pakistan. During this period he scored 1947 runs and took 211 wickets. He last played in the home T20 series against Bangladesh in May-June. Before the surgery, Shadab was the vice-captain of the T20 team. 27-year-old Shadab has already captained Pakistan in T20 cricket.
The Pakistani team has to play a lot of matches before the T20 World Cup next year. This also includes the home T20 series against Australia in January. Apart from this, there is discussion that Shaheen Shah Afridi will be rested for the T20 series against Sri Lanka while Haris Rauf may be dropped.