Farhan’s appointment comes hot off the heels of a silver‑medal finish at the Asian Games, where Pakistan fell short by 19 runs to India in the gold‑medal clash—an outcome that earned the PCB’s full confidence in his leadership.
The 15‑man squad features a mix of seasoned campaigners and fresh faces: Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Muhammad Imran Randhawa, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, and Sufiyan Moqim. All three matches will be staged at Rawalpindi on Oct. 9, 11 and 13.
Salman Ali Agha, the former T20I skipper, is left out of this squad but will stay on the ODI roster, while Shaheen Shah Afridi keeps his reins on the ODI side for the tri‑series that follows.
The tri‑series kicks off with a 3‑match T20I showdown against Sri Lanka, then moves to seven ODIs featuring England and Sri Lanka. The schedule is a tight one: Pakistan v Sri Lanka on Oct. 18, Pakistan v England on Oct. 20, Sri Lanka v England on Oct. 22, then the Lahore leg with Pakistan v England on Oct. 25, Pakistan v Sri Lanka on Oct. 27, Sri Lanka v England on Oct. 29, and the final on Oct. 31.
With Farhan at the helm, Pakistan’s white‑ball campaign is set to test the new captain’s acumen and the squad’s depth. The next challenge: a decisive tri‑series that could determine which side is the true white‑ball powerhouse heading into the World Cup cycle.