After the defeat in the home Test series against Bangladesh, there is turmoil in the Pakistani camp, and there is a feeling of disappointment among the spectators. Babar Azam is being held responsible for the defeat against Bangladesh, after which his ODI captaincy also seems to be in danger.



Pakistani star cricketer Babar flopped against Bangladesh, he could score only 64 runs in 4 innings of 2 matches. After his poor performance, there are reports that Babar Azam may be removed from ODI and T20I captaincy. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may turn to some other captaincy option for white ball.



Pakistan and Australia will play a three-match ODI and T20I series from November 4. Before this series, according to media reports, it is being reported that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may give the responsibility of captaincy to a new player. The first name in the race for captaincy is Mohammad Rizwan.



According to Pakistani news (geo.tv), Pakistani head coach Gary Kirsten has talked to the Pakistan Cricket Board about making Mohammad Rizwan the captain of the team. He wants Rizwan to be given the captaincy of all three formats.



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Test matches: 20 Won: 10 Lost: 6 Drawn: 4



ODIs: 43 Won: 26 Lost: 15 Tied: 1 Drawn: 1



T20 Internationals: 85 Won: 48 Lost: 29 Tied: 1 Drawn: 7



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Babar Azam will be removed from captaincy responsibilities before the Pakistan vs Australia ODI series

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Pakistan: The last match of the three-match One-Day International series between Australia and Pakistan was played in Perth on 10 November (Sunday). In this match, Pakistan won by 8 wickets over hosts Australia. In the match, the Green Shirts got a target of 141 runs to win, which it achieved in just 26.5 overs. With this victory, the Shaheens under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan won the three-match ODI series 2-1. The Kangaroos had won the first match of the series by a margin of 2 wickets, while the Pakistani team won the second match by 9 wickets.



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If we look at it, Pakistan team has defeated Australia in a bilateral ODI series at their home after 22 years. Earlier in 2002, under the captaincy of Waqar Younus, the Green Shirts had defeated the Aussies 2-1 in an ODI series at their home. This means that Pakistan's victory is quite historic. Fast bowler Haris Rauf was selected as 'Man-of-the-Match' and 'Man-of-the-Series'.



Chasing the target in this match, the Mohammad Rizwan-led outfit got off to a great start. The opening duo of Abdullah Shafiq and Saim Ayub together got involved in a partnership of 84 runs for the opening wicket, which made the job easy for Pakistan. Shafiq scored 37 runs in 53 balls with the help of 1 four and a six. Ayub scored 42 runs in 52 balls, which included 4 fours and a maximum.



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Later, the duo of Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafiq were run out by pacer Lance Morris. From here, Babar Azam and skipper Mohammad Rizwan joined hands in the middle and they stitched an unbeaten partnership of 58 runs to take Pakistan to the doorstep of victory. Babar contributed 30 runs in 28 balls with the help of four fours. While Rizwan scored an unbeaten 30 runs. Rizwan hit two maximums and a four in his 27-ball inning.



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Earlier, Australia, who lost the toss and came to bat first, were bundled out for an embarrassing score of 140 runs in 31.5 overs. Sean Abbott top scored with a knock of 30 runs in 41 balls for Australia, which included 2 fours and a six. Opening batsman Matthew Short scored 22 runs. Apart from this, only Adam Zampa (13 runs), Aaron Hardy (12 runs) and Spencer Johnson (11* runs) could reach double figures. The duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah took three wickets a piece for the visitors while Haris Rauf dismissed 2 batters and Mohammad Hasnain got one wicket.



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