Nov 15 (Reuters) - Babar Azam stepped down as Pakistan's cricket captain on Wednesday, days after a group stage exit from the World Cup.
Azam captained Pakistan in all three formats starting October 2019, and led them to number one in ICC One Day International (ODI) rankings for the first time in May.
Pakistan slid from the spot after finishing fourth in Asia Cup and fifth in the World Cup.
Batsman Shan Masood has been announced by the PCB as the new test captain while pacer Shaheen Afridi will be the T20 captain.
Azam is ranked by ICC as a top five batsman in all three formats, and is Pakistan's most successful captain in T20 Internationals with 42 wins.
Persons:
Babar Azam, Azam, Morne Morkel, Babar, Shan Masood, Shaheen Afridi, Chiranjit, Christian Radnedge
Organizations:
ICC, Asia, Pakistan Cricket Board, Thomson
Locations:
Pakistan, Bengaluru