Pakistan have announced their 15 member squad for the upcoming Asian Games 2026 which will take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 24 to October 3.
The squad will be led by Sahibzada Farhan, with Abdul Samad being named his deputy. The likes of Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat and Saad Masood will be making their debuts.
Star players like Salman Ali Agha, Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan have been axed from the line up.
Pakistan squad for Asian Games 2026: Sahibzada Farhan (c), Usman Khan (wk), Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Abdul Samad (vc), Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Saad Masood, Saim Ayub & Sufyan Moqim.