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Babar Azam made ODI captain with 2023 WC in mind: Misbah-ul-Haq

By Saurabh Sharma May 13, 2020 • 22:29 PM View: 1102

Lahore, May 13: Pakistan chief selector and head coach Misbah-ul-Haq on Wednesday said Babar Azam has been given the ODI captaincy keeping in mind the 2023 World Cup in mind so that the ace batsman can be groomed in three years' time for the showpiece event.

T20 captain Babar on Wednesday replaced wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed as the ODI skipper after the latter was axed from the team across formats following his poor form with the bat.

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