LAHORE: Top-order batter Sahibzada Farhan has been named as captain of the Pakistan squad for the upcoming Asian Games 2026, set to take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from 19 September to 4 October.
The men’s cricket event will commence on 24 September, featuring 10 teams; meanwhile, the medal matches will be played on 3 October. All games will be played at Korogi Athletic Park in Aichi Prefecture.
30-year-old Farhan has featured in 46 T20I matches for Pakistan, scoring 1,305 runs, including two centuries and 10 half-centuries. Meanwhile, Abdul Samad, who has played five T20Is for Pakistan, has been named vice-captain of the side.
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Among the 15-member squad, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat and Saad Masood are the four players yet to represent Pakistan in the T20I format.
Additionally, 14 of the 15 players selected for the Asian Games squad are part of the NCA White-Ball Camp, which is set to commence in Lahore from Monday, 15 June.
Pakistan 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, Saim Ayub, Sufyan Moqim and Usman Khan (wicket-keeper)
Support staff: 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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