Misbah steps down as T20 captain

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)chairman Zaka Ashraf, speaking at the same press conference, said that Mohammad Hafeez will take over as Twenty20 captain for next months series against Sri Lanka while leaving Misbah-ul-Haq in charge of the test and one-day teams.Misbah has been a great leader and he will remain captain for the one-days and Tests, but after consulting Misbah, we have decided to appoint Hafeez as new captain for the Twenty20. Zaka Ashraf said.Misbah had captained Pakistan in eight games. His last Twenty20 assignment was the three-match series against England in the UAE in February, which England won 2-1.Pakistans selectors on Thursday also picked three different wicketkeepers for the three formats while dropping Misbah from the Twenty20 team.Pakistan will play two Twenty20s, five one-dayers and three tests against Sri Lanka, starting with a Twenty20 in the southern port city of Hambantota on June 1.The selectors also recalled fast bowler Mohammad Sami to all the three squads and middle-order batsman Faisal Iqbal was brought back into the test team.