Sahibzada Farhan appointed Pakistan T20I captain; Salman Agha sacked
Sahibzada Farhan replaces Salman Ali Agha as Pakistan's T20I captain with Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi also dropped from the shortest format squad.
Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Sahibzada Farhan as the new T20I captain and dropped Salman Ali Agha from the squad for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka. Farhan led Pakistan to the silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 and topped the run charts at the T20 World Cup 2026.
Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi have also been omitted from the T20I squad but remain in the ODI setup. The new T20I squad includes Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Khawaja Nafay, Maaz Sadaqat, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan, and Sufiyan Moqim. Shaun Tait will serve as bowling coach with Michael Smith as batting coach and Mansoor Amjad as fielding coach.
Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in three T20Is from October 9 to 13. The ODI squad for an upcoming tri-series retains Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, and Shaheen Shah Afridi while adding Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Razaullah, and Saad Baig.
CricHubb Take
The fourth captaincy change in two and a half years suggests Pakistan's T20I structure remains unsettled despite the continuity promised by Farhan's permanent appointment.