Babar Azam's decision comes six months after he was renamed skipper of the Pakistan T20I and ODI sides. Shaheen Shah Afridi, the T20I captain in the interim, was sacked after just one T20I series

Babar Azam has resigned as Pakistan cricket captain for the second time, citing the need to focus on his batting. He initially stepped down after the 2023 ODI World Cup but was later reinstated. Mohammad Rizwan is likely to take over.

Star batter Babar Azam has announced that he will step down as the white-ball captain of the Pakistan cricket team to "prioritise" his performance. Pakistan has not won a major tournament during Babar's tenure as captain,

Babar Azam resigned as the Pakistan ODI and T20I skipper on Tuesday, which means that the PCB needs to scratch its head over naming a new captain for the tour of Australia in November.

Babar Azam has stepped down from Pakistan’s white-ball captaincy only six months after being reappointed ODI and Twenty20 skipper by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

In the aftermath of the World Cup debacle, Shaheen Afridi briefly took over the T20 captaincy but was removed after Pakistan’s crushing 4-1 series loss to New Zealand. Pakistan have not played an ODI since the conclusion of the World Cup, leaving the leadership void for white-ball formats in limbo until now.

Shaheen Afridi, who briefly took over as T20I captain, was dismissed after just one series in New Zealand. Pakistan had a lackluster showing in the 2024 T20 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage after losses to India and the USA.

Babar Azam noted that captaincy has been a rewarding experience for him but added that the responsibility has led to significant workload.

In a midnight X post, Babar Azam announced he was stepping down as the white-ball captain of the Pakistan cricket team. Lets learn why Babar Azam stepped down as Pakistan captain for the second time in one year.

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan's white-ball skipper having captained his country in 20 Tests, 43 one-day internationals and 85 T20 internationals.

Babar Azam has quit as Pakistan captain for the second time in less than a year, citing a desire to lessen his workload and focus on his batting. In a lengthy post on X, Babar said he had notified the PCB of his decision to quit the white-ball captaincy last month in an interest to "prioritise my performance,