NEW DELHI: Experienced wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan's future as Pakistan's ODI captain could be under scrutiny when the national selection committee and the PCB's advisory board meet jointly in Lahore on Monday.
In an official statement, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that white-ball head coach Mike Hesson had written to chairman Mohsin Naqvi, requesting a meeting between selectors and advisors to deliberate on the team's ODI plans and leadership.
"No decision has been taken on the ODI captaincy. The chairman, Mohsin Naqvi has asked the selectors and advisors to meet on Monday to discuss the matter," it said.
Mike Hesson will also attend the meeting.
Currently, Pakistan has three different captains across formats: Shan Masood leads the Test team, Mohammad Rizwan captains the ODI side, and Salman Ali Agha heads the T20 squad.
Though there are rumors about Shaheen Shah Afridi or Salman Alli Agha replacing Rizwan as captain, these are not confirmed but the convening of the meeting indicates Hesson might push for a change in the captaincy as per his plans.
But whether his views are accepted by the selectors and advisors remains to be seen.
The selectors include Aaqib Javed, Asad Shafiq, Aleem Dar, Azhar Ali while the advisors are former Test players Sarfaraz Ahmed and Sikander Bakht.
Sarfaraz and Sikander directly report to the chairman and act as his advisors on all cricket matters.
Rizwan, who like Babar Azam has been sidelined from the T20 format since December 2024, captained Pakistan to ODI series wins in Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa but the team's performance dipped in a tri-series with South Africa at home and New Zealand before the ICC Champions Trophy and major events.
Even after the Champions Trophy, Rizwan was captain when Pakistan lost a series in New Zealand and then in the West Indies.
(With PTI Inputs)
