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Azhar Ali appointed as Test captain & Babar Azam to lead T-20 team
October 18, 2019

Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Azhar Ali as captain of national cricket team for international Test matches in 2019-20 season, while Babar Azam has been named captain of T-20 international until next year’s ICC T20 World Cup to be played in Australia in 2020. 

According to the PCB's press release, the appointments were confirmed after Sarfaraz Ahmed was left out of both formats due to the drop in his overall form during the past few series.

 

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