NOT Babar Azam: THIS Pakistan star will replace Mohammad Rizwan as captain for 3rd Australia T20I
Pakistan cricket team announced their playing XI for the third and final match of the T20I series against Australia which is set to take place in Hobart on Monday.
With the Men in Green having already lost the series with defeats in both the 1st and 2nd match, they decided to rest skipper Mohammad Rizwan for the final match. Replacing him as the captain for the match will be all-rounder Salman Ali Agha.
Surprsingly, Agha was preferred over former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam for the role. However, this move does make sense as Agha is the vice-captain of Pakistan’s T20I team.
The Pakistan team have also decided to rest pacer Naseem Shah for the final T20I and he will be replaced by Jahanded Khan, who is a left-handed pacer. On the other hand, Rizwan will be replaced in the starting XI by wicketkeeper-batter Haseebullah. The rest of the team is the same as what they fielded in the last game.
Pakistan will be looking to avoid a series whitewash to the Baggy Greens who have easily proved to be the more dominant side in the last 2 matches.
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