Boom Boom Afridi named as T20 captain

All rounder Shahid Afridi becomes Twenty20 captain until ICC the 2016 World Twenty20 in India. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced this. Misbah-ul-Haq has been retained as captain for ODIs and Tests until the 2015 World Cup.

Pakistan have three T20 matches lined-up in the upcoming series against Australia and New Zealand."In line with my policy of taking decisions democratically I consulted the Cricket Committee and my board members before announcing these decisions," PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said.