Pakistan replace Masood with Babar as Test captain for West Indies & England tours

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/masood-shan/CfNqSGvF/"]Masood[/a], ‌who succeeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/azam-babar/z7J0UtEQ/"]Babar[/a] in November ‌2023, steps down after a difficult time in charge.[/p][p]The left-hander ‌captained [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pakistan/tS3K91g9/"]Pakistan[/a] in 16 ⁠matches and ‌lost 12 of them. Masood's spell ​at the helm came under increasing scrutiny after ​Pakistan were whitewashed 2-0 by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bangladesh/2of97jms/"]Bangladesh[/a] in May.[/p][p][b]Pakistan will ⁠play a ​two-match Test series against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-indies/jTD1lMfO/"]West Indies[/a] from July 25 to August 6, followed ‌by a three-match series in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a] from August 19 to September 13.[/b][/p][embed guid="6896d60c-ec5c-4708-a081-4401a7632f5f" url="https://x.com/TheRealPCB/status/2073677975393128779" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Full squad[/h2][p]Babar Azam (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Fazal, Ali Usman, Azan Awais, Imam ul Haq, Khurram Shahzad, ‌Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad ​Rizwan, Muhammad Awais Zafar, ‌Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Shan Masood, Ubaid Shah, Saud Shakeel (for England tour, subject to ⁠fitness clearance)[/p]