The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the national white-ball squads for the forthcoming home assignments, appointing Sahibzada Farhan as the T20I captain in place of Salman Ali Agha, while Shaheen Shah Afridi retains the captaincy for the upcoming ODI tri-nation tournament against Sri Lanka and England.
Farhan will lead a refreshed 15-member squad in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, scheduled for October 9, 11, and 13. The T20I contingent features Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, wicketkeeper Khawaja Nafay, Maaz Sadaqat, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, young prospect Razaullah, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan, and Sufiyan Muqeem.
For the seven-match ODI tri-series—with the opening three fixtures in Rawalpindi and the remaining group matches plus the final in Lahore—Shaheen will helm a 16-man squad comprising Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Ghazi Ghouri, Haris Rauf, Hassan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, and Sufiyan Muqeem.
The PCB also confirmed the management staff, naming Mike Hesson as head coach, Shaun Tait as bowling coach, Michael Smith as batting coach, Mansoor Amjad as fielding coach, and Naveed Akram Cheema as team manager. Media management duties will be handled by Shafqat Shabbir in Rawalpindi and Syed Nazir Ahmed in Lahore, alongside Col. Usman Anwari as security manager and Dr. Wajid Ali Rifai as team doctor.
