Rizwan Appointed Pakistan's White-Ball Captain Amid Squad Reshuffle

Rizwan takes over from Babar Azam, who focuses on personal performance, while Fakhar Zaman is excluded from contracts after supporting Azam.

Mohammad Rizwan has been named the new captain of Pakistan's white-ball cricket teams, with Salman Ali Agha as vice-captain.
Babar Azam, previously the captain, has stepped down to concentrate on improving his personal cricket performance.
Fakhar Zaman has been omitted from the list of centrally contracted players after publicly defending Babar Azam, leading to a conflict with the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has been demoted to Category B in the central contract list, while Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan remain in Category A.
Pakistan's squads for the upcoming tours of Australia and Zimbabwe have been announced, with several new players included and key players rested for the Zimbabwe series.