Pakistan ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan (left) and Check captain Shan Masood. — AFP/ YouTube/Pakistan Cricket/screengrab
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday firmly dismissed studies suggesting the removing of Shan Masood as Check captain and the revocation of Mohammad Rizwan’s ODI captaincy.
In a publish on X, a PCB spokesperson mentioned that there isn’t a proposal into account to take away Masood from Check captaincy, nor was there any plan to nominate Saud Shakeel as his alternative.
Tthe PCB additionally catagorically rejected studies about Rizwan being stripped of his ODI captaincy. The PCB clarified that Salman Ali Agha is just not being thought-about as the brand new ODI captain.
The PCB additional confirmed that the choice committee has not mentioned any matter or proposal concerning a change in captaincy. Moreover, the PCB emphasised that the class of any participant’s contract has not been altered.
The clarification was issued after hypothesis intensified that Shan could possibly be changed by Saud as Check captain, whereas Rizwan’s place as ODI captain was additionally reported to be in jeopardy.
For the unversed, the Tri-Nation collection, that includes Pakistan, Afghanistan and the UAE, will probably be performed on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from August 29 to September 7.
Pakistan will open their marketing campaign in opposition to Afghanistan at 7:00 PM native time. Every staff will play the others twice, with the highest two qualifying for the ultimate on September 7.
Eight groups, divided into two teams, will compete for the coveted trophy.
Pakistan has been positioned in Group A alongside India, UAE, and Oman. Group B includes Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong.
The boys in inexperienced will launch their Asia Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Oman on September 12, adopted by the extremely anticipated conflict in opposition to India on September 14.
Their last group-stage match will probably be in opposition to hosts UAE on September 17.
Tri-series schedule (all matches at Sharjah Cricket Stadium):
29 August – Afghanistan v Pakistan – 7pm native time
30 August – UAE v Pakistan – 7pm native time
1 September – UAE v Afghanistan – 7pm native time
2 September – Pakistan v Afghanistan – 7pm native time
4 September – Pakistan v UAE – 7pm native time
5 September – Afghanistan v UAE – 7pm native time
7 September – Remaining – 7pm native time
ACC Asia Cup T20 2025 (Pakistan fixtures, Tremendous Fours and Remaining):
12 September – Oman v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm native time
14 September – India v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm native time
17 September – UAE v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm native time
20-26 September – Tremendous Fours fixtures (Abu Dhabi and Dubai)
28 September – Remaining, DICS, 6pm native time
