Pakistan Drop Agha as T20 Captain, Hand Farhan Role for Sri Lanka Series
Sahibzada Farhan takes over after Pakistan dropped Salman Ali Agha from the T20 squad, citing Farhan’s 383 runs at the T20 World Cup.
- On Monday, the Pakistan cricket board dropped Salman Ali Agha as T20 captain and appointed Sahibzada Farhan to lead the squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
- Farhan earned the T20 captaincy after guiding Pakistan to a silver medal at the Asian Games and finishing as the T20 World Cup's leading run-scorer with 383 runs at a strike rate of 160.
- The board also named the ODI squad for the upcoming tri-series against Sri Lanka and England, confirming Shaheen Shah Afridi retains the captaincy while Babar Azam returns to the setup.
- Pakistan's three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka begins this Friday in Rawalpindi, while the ODI tri-series featuring Sri Lanka and England starts on October 18.
- Although excluded from the T20 side, Agha remains part of the ODI setup, providing experienced depth as Pakistan prepares for the international cricket schedule.
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Pakistan has a new captain: Agha replaced as T20I skipper ahead of Sri Lanka series
While no reason was given for removing Agha, Pakistan selectors had hinted they were looking at building the team for the T20 World Cup 2028, to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
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(deletes reference to England in title for T20 squad list)Oct 5 : Pakistan have dropped Salman Ali Agha as T20 captain and left him out of the squad for this month's Sri Lanka series, the country's cricket board said on Monday while naming squads for the T20 series and ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and En
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Sahibzada Farhan is set to captain Pakistan's T20I team in the much-anticipated series against Sri Lanka beginning October 9. The three matches will be hosted at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium over consecutive days. Notably, former captain Salman Ali Agha has been omitted from the T20I setup but will retain his place in the ODI lineup, where Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue leading the team during the upcoming trilateral series.
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