Star batter Babar Azam stepped down as the captain of Pakistan's ODI and T20I team on Wednesday, October 2. Babar said he took the decision to manage his workload and focus more on contributing to the team with the bat.

Babar Azam has quit as Pakistan captain for the second time in less than a year, citing a desire to lessen his workload and focus on his batting. In a lengthy post on X, Babar said he had notified the PCB of his decision to quit the white-ball captaincy last month in an interest to "prioritise my performance,

Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches, batter said on social media site X.

Star Pakistan batter Babar Azam shocked the whole cricketing world by announcing his resignation from the post of Pakistan’s white-ball captain. The Men in Green side was at the receiving end of massive and endless criticism for their consistent embarrassing outings in ICC tournaments and bilateral clashes.

Babar, who was Pakistan's designated ODI and T20I skipper, said captaincy added “a significant workload” that affected his batting.