"Congratulations to Shahbaz Sharif on being elected the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan," the all-rounder and star cricketer said in a tweet.
"...I hope that he will be able to use his management skills to bring Pakistan out of the current economic and political crisis," the ex-captain said.
Shehbaz secured 174 votes as opposed to PTI's candidate Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who received no votes after his party decided to boycott the polling process.