Pakistan announce T20I, ODI squads for Sri Lanka series and tri-series

Pakistan have announced their squads for both the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka and the seven-match ODI tri-series involving Sri Lanka and England, with the T20I team excluded Salman Agha from the playing.

In-form Sahibzada Farhan will lead the national team as captain from the front in the T20I series, while fast bowler Shaheen Afridi will continue as the ODI skipper for the tri-series.

The three T20Is between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with the Sri Lanka series opening match scheduled for October 9. The second match between Shaheens and the Lions will take place on October 11 while the third on October 13, the Pakistan Cricket Board has said.

Pakistan T20I squad

Sahebzada Farhan (skipper), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Arafat Minhas, Fakhar Zaman, Hassan Nawaz, Imran Randhawa, Khawaja Nafay, Muaz Sadaqat, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan and Sufyan Muqeem.

The seven-match ODI tri-series between Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka will also be opening in the same stadium (Rawalpindi), where the first three matches of it will take place.

The remaining league matches and the final will be held in Lahore, the domestic cricketing body mentioned in the scheduled venue.

Pakistan ODI squad

Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori, Haris Rauf, Hassan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan and Sufyan Muqeem.

The Pakistan team management will include Mike Hesson as head coach and Shaun Tait as bowling coach, while Michael Smith has been appointed batting coach and Mansoor Amjad fielding coach.

Naveed Akram Cheema will serve as the team manager.

Shafqat Shabbir will be the media manager for the Rawalpindi matches, while Syed Nazir Ahmed will perform the same role in Lahore.

Colonel Usman Anwari has been appointed security manager, while Wajid Ali Rafai will serve as the team doctor.