Pakistan captain Babar Azam with Shaheen Shah Afridi (PTI photo)

Pakistan has handed over Sahebzada Farhan With captaincy for men’s cricket competition in 2026 asian gamesWhich will take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan during September and October. The selectors have selected a young and largely experimental 15-man squad, which includes several uncapped players.Farhan, who has represented Pakistan in 46 T20 Internationals, will lead the national team in white-ball cricket for the first time. Abdul Samad Has been appointed vice-captain for the tournament. The team has four players who have not yet made their T20I debut for Pakistan: Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat and Saad Masood. Meanwhile, Usman Khan has been chosen as the main wicketkeeper of the team.Pakistan squad for Asian Games 2026: Sahibzada Farhan (Captain), Abdul Samad (Vice-Captain), Abrar AhmedAhmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Saad Masood, Saim Ayub, Sufyan Mokim and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper).While Farhan has been a regular presence in Pakistan’s T20 setup, he has not captained the national team in the limited overs format before. Samad, on the other hand, has featured in five T20 Internationals but has not played in the format for Pakistan since March last year. His most recent international appearance came in the ODI series against Australia.This team bears little resemblance to the one fielded by Pakistan in the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Several established stars have been left out, including regular white-ball captain Salman Ali Aga Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi And Shadab Khan.A large portion of the selected players are currently involved in Pakistan’s preparations at the National Cricket Academy. Fourteen members of the Asian Games squad are also part of the NCA white-ball camp, which is scheduled to begin on June 15 in Lahore.The men’s cricket tournament at the Asian Games will begin on September 24 and the medal matches will be played on October 3.