Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced its squad for the Asian Games 2026. Like the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the PCB has also decided to send a full-strength squad to Japan to remain relevant in the title race.
Mohsin Naqvi-led PCB has appointed Sahibzada Farhan as the captain of the team and Abdul Samad as the deputy captain. While the team includes Farhan, Samad, Saim Ayub, Abrar Ahmed and many other stars, there is no Babar Azam or Shaheen Afridi.
Sahibzada Farhan will lead the team in Asian Games 2026
Along with the experienced players, the team also has several emerging talents who are yet to play their first T20 match for the national team. In the 15-member squad, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat and Saad Masood are the four players who have not yet represented Pakistan in the T20I format.
On June 10, the PCB revealed in its official media release, “Sahibzada Farhan will lead the Pakistan men’s team at the Asian Games 2026 to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from September 19 to October 4. The 10-team men’s T20I competition will be played at the Korogi Athletic Park in Aichi Prefecture.”
Additionally, 14 of the 15 players selected for the Asian Games squad are part of the NCA white-ball camp, which is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 15 in Lahore.
Pakistan’s 15-member squad for Asian Games 2026:
Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Abdul Samad (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Saad Masood, Saeem Ayub, Sufyan Mokim and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper).
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Mike Hesson (head coach), Ashley Noffke (bowling coach), Shane McDermott (fielding coach), Muhammad Tahir (physiotherapist), Imran Ullah (trainer), Usman Hashmi (analyst-cum-team operations coordinator)
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