Pakistan Announces Sahibzada Farhan as New T20I Captain Ahead of Series Against Sri Lanka
Most outlets led with the announcement that Sahibzada Farhan has been appointed as Pakistan’s new T20I captain for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. One outlet, Pakistan Observer, framed the story around the removal of Salman Ali Agha as captain and his exclusion from the squad, while the others focused on the appointment itself and the broader squad announcements.
Summary generated by HarZaviya from the headlines and excerpts of the 2 outlets below. Each outlet's own headline is listed under it.
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18 articles · 13 outlets
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Pakistan Announces Sahibzada Farhan as New T20I Captain Ahead of Series Against Sri Lanka
2 outlets
Pakistan Announces Sahibzada Farhan as New T20I Captain Ahead of Series Against Sri Lanka
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Why was Salman Ali Agha removed as Pakistan’s T20I captain?
LAHORE – Salman Ali Agha has been removed as Pakistan’s T20I captain and dropped from the squad for the upcoming…
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Pakistan Announces Squads for T20I and ODI Tri-Series
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named Sahibzada Farhan captain for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, while… Read More
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Pakistan Announces T20I and ODI Squads for Upcoming Series Against Sri Lanka and England
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Pakistan Announces T20I and ODI Squads for Upcoming Series Against Sri Lanka and England
Most outlets led with the appointment of Sahibzada Farhan as T20I captain and the exclusion of Salman Ali Agha from the T20 squad. Several also noted the potential return of Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, and other players to the T20I squad. A few outlets, such as 24 News HD and the Business Recorder, specifically highlighted Agha’s removal as captain and omission from the squad. Others, like BOL News and Minute Mirror, mentioned Shadab Khan’s return in passing. The continuity of Shaheen Shah Afridi as ODI captain was widely reported alongside Farhan’s T20I appointment.
Summary generated by HarZaviya from the headlines and excerpts of the 11 outlets below. Each outlet's own headline is listed under it.
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Salman Agha out as Farhan gets Pakistan T20I captaincy
Lahore - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made a significant change to the national team’s T20I leadership, appointing Sahibzada Farhan as captain and dropping Salman Ali Agha from the squad for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka.
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PCB announces Pakistan squads as Shadab Khan retur...
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the national squads for the upcoming T20 and ODI assignments against Sri Lanka and England with Sahibzada Farhan taking charge of the T20 side and Shaheen Shah Afridi continuing as the ODI captain.
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Pakistan drop Agha as T20 captain, hand Farhan role for Sri Lanka series
Pakistan have dropped Salman Ali Agha as T20 captain and left him out of the squad for this month’s Sri Lanka series, the country’s cricket board said on Monday while naming squads for the T20 series and ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and England. Sahibzada Farhan has been handed the T20 captaincy after leading Pakistan to a silver medal at the Asian Games and finishing as the T20 World Cup’s...
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Sahibzada Farhan to lead Pakistan T20I side against Sri Lanka; Shaheen Afridi retains ODI captaincy
Sahibzada Farhan will lead Pakistan in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, while Shaheen Shah Afridi has retained the ODI captaincy for the subsequent tri-series involving England and Sri Lanka, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. The T20Is will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Oct 9, 11 and 13 before Pakistan host England and Sri Lanka in a seven-matc...
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Farhan to lead Pakistan in Sri Lanka T20Is, Shaheen retains ODI captaincy
Razaullah has earned his maiden white-ball call-up after impressing with the bat during the third Test against England and has been included in both squads.
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Pakistan squads announced for Sri Lanka T20Is and ODI tri-series
Pakistan have named Sahibzada Farhan as T20I captain for the Sri Lanka series, while Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead the ODI side in the tri-series against England and Sri Lanka
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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-se...
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Pakistan announces T20I and ODI squads for Sri Lanka series
Sahibzada Farhan will captain Pakistan in the T20I series, while Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue as ODI captain.
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Sahibzada Farhan replaces Salman Agha as T20 captain, no T20s for Babar Azam
Sahibzada Farhan has replaced Salman Ali Agha as Pakistan’s T20I captain, while Babar Azam has not been included in the squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
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Pakistan announce T20I, ODI squads for Tri-Series
LAHORE – Pakistan have announced their squads for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka and the seven-match ODI tri-series involving England and Sri Lanka. Sahibzada Farhan has been named captain for the T20I series, while Shaheen Shah Afridi will continue to lead Pakistan in the ODI tri-series against England and Sri Lanka. All […]
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Pakistan unveil T20I and ODI squads for home series
Top-order batsman Sahibzada Farhan has been named as T20 side captain while Shaheen as usual will lead ODI team
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