Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Pakistan Names Sahibzada Farhan Captain, Drops Senior T20I Players
Pakistan has chosen a new captain for its T20 cricket team.
Sahibzada Farhan will lead the team in three matches against Sri Lanka.
Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi are not in this T20 team.
They are still included in Pakistan’s one-day international team.
Several other players have been added to the T20 squad.
Pakistan also announced changes to its ODI squad.
The teams will have coaches for bowling, batting and fielding.
The article says Agha’s team had earlier lost the 2025 Asia Cup final and exited the T20 World Cup early.
Pakistan appointed Sahibzada Farhan permanent T20I captain for its three-match series against Sri Lanka.
Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi were left out of the T20I squad but remain in the ODI setup.
The T20I squad includes seven players identified as new compared with Pakistan’s 2026 T20 World Cup team.
Pakistan also announced an ODI squad with changes from its previous series against Australia.
Shaun Tait, Michael Smith and Mansoor Amjad will serve as bowling, batting and fielding coaches for the tour.
- Who
- Pakistan’s cricket team; Sahibzada Farhan was named T20I captain.
- What
- Pakistan announced its T20I and ODI squads, dropping three senior players from the T20I team.
- When
- The announcement was published on October 5, 2026; the T20I squad is for an upcoming three-match series.
- Where
- The T20I series is against Sri Lanka.
- Why
- The article describes a major overhaul of Pakistan’s T20I setup but does not state an official reason for the changes.
- T20I captain
- Sahibzada Farhan
- T20I opponent
- Sri Lanka
- T20I series length
- Three matches
- Players omitted from T20I squad
- Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi
- ODI status of omitted players
- All three are included in Pakistan’s ODI squad.
- Bowling coach
- Shaun Tait
- Batting and fielding coaches
- Michael Smith (batting); Mansoor Amjad (fielding)