Sahibzada Farhan to Lead Pakistan in Sri Lanka T20Is as Shaheen Afridi Captains ODI Side
The PCB names squads for three T20Is in Rawalpindi and a seven-match ODI tri-series with England and Sri Lanka
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File photo: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium during the fifth edition of the Pakistan Super League in 2020. Photo: Neweditorpk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday named opening batter Sahibzada Farhan captain for the three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka, with Shaheen Shah Afridi retaining the one-day captaincy for a seven-match tri-series that also features England, Geo News reported.
Farhan, 30, takes over the T20I side from Salman Ali Agha, who led Pakistan at this year's T20 World Cup, according to Cricbuzz. Farhan was the top scorer at that tournament with 383 runs and recently captained Pakistan to a silver medal at the Asian Games.
All three T20Is will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Oct. 9, 11 and 13.
New faces in both squads
Razaullah, who impressed with the bat in the third Test against England, has earned his maiden white-ball call-up, while Muhammad Imran Randhawa has received his first T20I call-up, Geo News said. Wicketkeeper-batter Saad Baig has been included in the ODI squad.
Several players from the Asian Games squad were retained for the senior T20I side, including Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz, Abdul Samad, Arafat Minhas, Maaz Sadaqat, Abrar Ahmed and Sufiyan Moqim, Cricbuzz reported. Hasan Nawaz, who scored 96 in the Asian Games final, is also in the 16-man ODI squad, which includes Babar Azam and Agha.
Pakistan T20I squad: Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Khawaja Nafay (wicketkeeper), Maaz Sadaqat, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim.
Tri-series builds towards the World Cup
The ODI tri-series begins on Oct. 18 in Rawalpindi, which hosts the first three matches, before moving to Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium for the remaining league games and the Oct. 31 final, Geo News reported. Cricbuzz said the double round-robin event will serve as a build-up to next year's World Cup.
Mike Hesson continues as head coach, while former Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait has been appointed bowling coach, according to Geo News. Michael Smith will serve as batting coach and Mansoor Amjad as fielding coach.
Pakistan ODI squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Moqim.
Sources: Geo News; Cricbuzz
