Babar Azam to step down from white-ball captaincy

With Pakistan all but out of the World Cup, which was preceded by their inability to make the Asia Cup final, Babar's captaincy has came under the scanner. Ahead of Pakistan's quest to achieve the impossible to prolong their stay in India for the 2023 World Cup, Babar Azam shut criticism surrounding his captaincy in the tournament. He hit out at pundits and urged them to directly message him their thoughts and opinions rather than going live on television amid the team's unimpressive World Cup campaign. However, if reports are believed to be true, Babar is all set to relinquish his captaincy role in the white-ball format post the campaign after Pakistan's horrific display in the 2023 ODI World Cup