Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan’s white-ball skipper

MULTAN – 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.”I have decided to resign as captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team. It’s been an honour to lead this team, but it’s time for me to step down and focus on my playing role,” Azam, re-appointed skipper in May this year, tweeted late on Tuesday.Azam’s resignation came a week before Pakistan’s three-match Test series against England, starting in Multan on October 7, in which he was named in the 15-man squad.Shan…