According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, PCB selection committee wanted Shaheen Afridi to be named as Pakistan's vice-captain ahead of naming their squad for T20 World Cup 2024 but the pacer rejected it.
The report stated that as a result, the Pakistan World Cup squad, which was named hours before the ICC deadline to submit the final squad, did not officially have a vice-captain.
Shaheen was made Pakistan's skipper after the national side's below-par show at the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup. However, the 24-year-old was stripped of the captaincy duties after losing just 1 series against New Zealand. It is understood that the pacer doesn't want to take up a leadership role anymore since Shaheen feels that he was unceremoniously dumped.
While Shaheen was their first choice, the PCB selection committee also discussed other alternatives. Shadab Khan - who has served as vice-captain before - was one of the leading contenders, though his struggles with the ball and Pakistan's tendency not to use him with the bat in the top order means his place in the XI is not necessarily guaranteed.
The possibility of nominating Mohammad Rizwan as Babar's deputy was also raised, though ultimately rejected, with the committee wishing to appoint a younger player in the position.