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Pakistan selected all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez as their new Twenty20 captain on Thursday (May 10th) for next month's series against Sri Lanka, leaving Misbah-ul-Haq in charge of the Test and one-day teams.

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SOUNDBITE (Urdu): Zaka Ashraf, Chairman, Pakistan Cricket board:
"The board (Pakistan Cricket Board) picked Mohammad Hafeez as captain for T20. Both (Misbah-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez) have good understanding, and Misbah had desired that someone should be his successor, and that is Hafeez, whom we are confident of."

SOUNDBITE (English): Mohammad Hafeez, new Twenty20 captain:
"The chairman of Pakistan Cricket board, Zaka Ashraf, who believed in my abilities as a captain and given me this job, lots of encouragement and Inshallah (God willingly), I will try my level best to produce best of the results for Pakistan cricket. I think the combination of the side is great. We have been doing this well in the last T20 matches we have played. And I am really very hopeful and Inshallah, will try my level best to bring some of the great season for the Pakistan".