Continuing with their frequent chop and change policy, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sacked Mohammad Rizwan as the ODI skipper and replaced him with pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi with immediate effect and will begin his tenure in the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa, scheduled from November 4 to 8.

While the PCB did not provide a reason to replace Rizwan, it maintained that the decision was taken after a meeting in Islamabad attended by white-ball head coach Mike Hesson, Director of High Performance Aqib Javed and members of the national selection committee.

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Rizwan’s captaincy tenure produced mixed results, with the 33-year-old wicketkeeper-batter having led Pakistan in 20 ODIs, beginning with a 2-1 series win over Australia in his debut assignme

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