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‘Sethi Saab ek accha leader nahi he Pakistan me’ – Fans troll Najam Sethi as he reassures Babar Azam of his captaincy

Najam Sethi took to Twitter to put an end to recent media speculation about Pakistan’s captaincy.

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Najam Sethi-Babar Azam (Source: Twitter)

Najam Sethi, chairman of the PCB management committee, assured Babar Azam today that he will captain Pakistan in the upcoming limited-overs series against New Zealand. Sethi took to Twitter to put an end to recent media speculation about the captaincy and selection of specific players.

“Babar Azam came to see me today. I told him he will lead the ODI and T20I national team against New Zealand. And then @TheRealPCB announced the squads. So all those who were spreading fake fears are out of jobs today,” Sethi wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

This means that after being rested in the Afghanistan series, Babar will resume his normal services as captain in the ODI and T20I series against New Zealand. Shadab will return to his original position as vice-captain after leading the team against Afghanistan. The squad will meet in Lahore on April 6, and the training camp will begin on April 7.

Najam Sethi previously stated that Babar can remain the national captain until he decides to step down. After Sarfaraz Ahmed stepped down as captain of Pakistan in all three formats, the 28-year-old Babar took over.

“There is no threat. Our established skipper Babar will remain the captain of our national squad until he himself decides whether he wants to leave the captaincy of any one format or all three formats or he wants to remain the captain in all. It will totally be his call,” Sethi was quoted as saying.

“I respect Babar a lot; he is our top star. I am very happy that he supported our decision to try youngsters against Afghanistan,” he added.

Squads for Pakistan vs New Zealand series:

T20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan

ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir

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