ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the national squads for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka and the ODI tri-series featuring Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England.
A 15-member T20I squad has been named for the series against Sri Lanka, with Sahibzada Farhan appointed captain. Meanwhile, Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue as Pakistan’s captain for the ODI tri-series involving England and Sri Lanka.
T20I Series Against Sri Lanka
The three T20Is between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be hosted in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
First T20I will be held on October 9, second on October 11 and third on October 13.
T20I Team for Sri Lanka:
Sahibzada Farhan, Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Khawaja Nafay, Muaz Sadaqat, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan and Sufiyan Muqeem
Wicket keeper for T20I side is Khawaja Nafay.
ODI Tri-Series
Pakistan will be playing against England and Sri Lanka in an ODI tri-series comprising seven matches. The first three matches will be played in Rawalpindi whereas the rest of the league games and the finals will take place in Lahore.
Shaheen Shah Afridi will captain Pakistan’s 16-man ODI team.
The selected players for the ODI tri-series include Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan and Sufiyan Muqeem.
Team Management
The coaching group of Pakistan will be led by Mike Hesson who will act as the head coach and Shaun Tait will remain bowling coach.
The newly appointed batting coach is Michael Smith whereas Mansoor Amjad will be fielding coach and Naveed Akram Cheema is the team manager.
