India, Oct. 20 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday sacked Mohammad Rizwan and confirmed the appointment of Shaheen Shah Afridi as the new ODI captain. The pacer will take over the reins of the 50-over team from the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa. Rizwan failed to set the stage on fire as under his tenure, Pakistan failed to make it to the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final and the side also faced defeat in the three-match series against the West Indies.

Under Rizwan, the sole achievement was the ODI series wins against Australia and South Africa. The right-handed batter's performance with the bat witnessed an upside after his appointment as the captain in October 2024; however, the chief selector Aqib Javed ...