Babar Azam has been appointed as captain of Pakistan Test team, in places of Azhar Ali, who last captained Pakistan against England this summer. On being appointed as Test captain he now becomes the captain of all three formats.
His first assignment will be to captain Pakistan in the ICC World Test Championship fixtures against New Zealand, which will be played in Mount Maunganui and Christchurch from 26th-30th December and 3rd-7th January, respectively.
The appointment was confirmed by PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani after a meeting with the removed captain Azhar Ali on Tuesday evening.
