LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Sahibzada Farhan as captain of men’s T20 squad for the 2026 Asian Games, while Abdul Samad will serve as vice-captain.
The PCB on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad for the tournament, which will be held in Aichi, Japan. The men’s T20 International competition is scheduled to begin on Sept. 24, with cricket medal matches set for Oct. 3.
Farhan, 30, has represented Pakistan in 46 T20 Internationals, scoring 1,305 runs, including two centuries and 10 half-centuries.
The squad includes four players Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Moaz Sadaqat and Saad Masood who are in line to make their T20 International debuts for Pakistan.
Fourteen of the 15 selected players will also participate in the white-ball training camp scheduled to begin in Lahore on June 15.
Pakistan’s squad comprises captain Sahibzada Farhan, vice-captain Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Moaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Saad Masood, Saim Ayub, Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Khan.
