Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Shetty has claimed that the Shahid Afridi-led interim selection committee wanted to remove Babar Azam from the captaincy. Former Pakistan captain Afridi was appointed as the interim chairman of the men’s national selection committee for the home series against New Zealand. News Cricket Pakistan. Najam Sethi said on a YouTube channel, “We formed an interim election committee when we took over.

Before the selectors came on board, they told us that some changes needed to be made and Babar also needed to be replaced as captain.’He further said, ‘However, as soon as they got the appointment, they said there was no need to transfer Babar. I told them that you have the right to change their mind.’After the series against New Zealand, Shahid Afridi resigned due to a lack of time for meetings. Haroon Rashid has replaced Shahid Afridi. Najam Shetty said, ‘As long as Babar remains a successful batsman and a successful captain, he will remain the captain. If you keep losing series, people will start questioning your captaincy and other qualities.’Last week, Najam Shetty took to Twitter and gave a message to end speculation about Babar Azam’s captaincy.