The PZ franchise owner wanted his franchise captain to lead the Pakistan team for business purposes. He lobbied and met PCB officials during the PSL for Babar's return as captain. Wahab Riaz, the former PZ captain who was associated with PZ before he got the government gig, was the chief selector. Only 2 out of 7 votes from the selectors resulted in Babar being crowned again.
Babar also wanted PCB to announce Shan Masood's sacking immediately. However, due to no upcoming test series, PCB decided to wait for the right time before the next series to announce that decision. Shan was about to receive the same treatment Shaheen did, he led brilliantly against Australia but faced a whitewash, like all the teams and captains before him.