Who will be new Pakistan cricket captain? Major changes announced

Pakistan’s T20 captain Mohammad Rizwan is likely to be removed from his position as the team undergoes significant changes ahead of the upcoming tour of New Zealand, sources revealed on Monday.

According to sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering Mohammad Haris and Salman Ali Agha as potential replacements for the T20 captaincy.

Meanwhile, several senior players, including Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, are expected to be left out of the T20 squad for the New Zealand series.

Babar and Rizwan out from T20 series

Haris and Shaheen and most probably Naseem out from ODI squad

Fakhta told me that Akif Javed, Shadab Khan, Wasim jr and Mohammad Haris will be IN T20 Squad

Young players ko Moka milnay laga hai #PakistanCricket #BabarAzam

— Qadir Khawaja (@iamqadirkhawaja) March 3, 2025

Moreover, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf will reportedly not be part of the ODI squad, as PCB looks to experiment with new players. Instead, young pacers Akif Javed and Mohammad Wasim Jr are expected to be included in the squad, alongside wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Haris.

Meanwhile, all-rounders Khushdil Shah and Faheem Ashraf are set to retain their places in the national squad.

The PCB has not officially confirmed these changes, but sources suggest that a formal announcement regarding the T20 and ODI squads for the New Zealand tour will be made soon.