- Shaun Tait appointed bowling coach.
- Babar included in ODIs, dropped from T20Is.
- Salman Ali Agha excluded from T20Is.
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the national squads for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka and the seven-match ODI tri-series featuring England and Sri Lanka.
Sahibzada Farhan has been named captain for the T20I series, with Shaheen Shah Afridi retaining the ODI captaincy.
Farhan, who led Pakistan at the recently concluded Asian Games, will captain the side in the three T20Is against Sri Lanka, scheduled to be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 9, 11 and 13.
The T20I series will be followed by a seven-match ODI tri-series involving Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka. Rawalpindi will host the first three matches, while the remaining league games and the final will be played in Lahore.
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 and Sufiyan Moqim.
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 and Sufiyan Moqim.
The PCB has also named the support staff for both assignments. Naveed Akram Cheema will serve as team manager, while Mike Hesson will continue as head coach. Shaun Tait has been appointed bowling coach, Michael Smith batting coach, and Mansoor Amjad fielding coach.
Muhammad Tahir will serve as physiotherapist, with Grant Luden working as strength and conditioning coach. Nabeel Edger Pace will be the team analyst for the Sri Lanka T20Is, while Usman Hashmi will perform the role during the ODI tri-series.
The Rawalpindi leg will be overseen by media manager Shafqat Shabbir, with Syed Nazir Ahmed taking charge of media duties during the Lahore leg. Col. Usman Anwari will serve as security manager, Dr Wajid Ali Rafai as team doctor and Muhammad Ehsan as masseur.
