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London: Salman Butt will take over the Pakistan captaincy from Shahid Afridi for next week's second and final Test against Australia at Headingley, Pakistan tour manager Yawar Saeed said on Saturday.
Saeed added Butt, currently the vice-captain, would also lead Pakistan in their subsequent four Test series against England, starting at Trent Bridge on July 29.
Afridi announced he would be retiring from Test cricket following the Australia finale after leading Pakistan to a 150-run defeat by Australia in the series opener at Lord's on Friday.
"Salman Butt will be the captain for the next five (Test) matches, starting against Australia in Leeds," Pakistan tour manager Saeed revealed, adding wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal would step up into the role of vice-captain.
Left-handed opener Butt was Pakistan's top-scorer in both innings at Lord's with innings of 63 and 92.
After the match, which Pakistan lost with more than a day to spare, Afridi said the 25-year-old Butt, who has now played 28 Tests, should become captain.
"Salman is showing his maturity," Afridi explained. "He's good enough to take over this team as captain."
Butt is now in line to become Pakistan's seventh Test captain in just three years but Saeed stressed: "It's not a crisis situation.
"Current captain (Afridi) announcing his retirement midway through a series may be a shock to others but I appreciate Shahid Afridi's decision which is based on truth.
He added neither Yousuf nor Younis would be recalled at Headingley but held out the possibility they could feature during the four Tests against England. "The issue of Yousuf and Younis was discussed but the matter was deferred."
Meanwhile Saeed pleaded with Pakistan fans to be patient with Butt, who has never captained Pakistan before, and his fledgling team.
