Pakistan has given responsibility. Sahibzada Farhan With the captaincy of the men’s cricket competition in 2026 Asian Gameswhich will be held in Aichi, Nagoya, Japan during September and October. The selectors have picked a young and largely experimental 15-man squad, with several uncapped players in the set-up.Farhan, who has represented Pakistan in 46 T20 Internationals, will lead the national team in white-ball cricket for the first time. Abdul Samad A vice-captain has been appointed for the tournament.The squad includes four players who are yet to make their T20I debut for Pakistan: Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Muaz Sadaqat and Saad Masood. Meanwhile Usman Khan has been selected as the primary wicket keeper 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, Muaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Salman Mirza, Saad Masood, Saeem Ayub, Sufyan Muqim and Usman Khan (wicket keeper).While Farhan has been a regular in Pakistan’s T20 set-up, he has not captained the national side in the limited-overs format before. On the other hand, Samad has appeared in five T20Is but has not featured in the format for Pakistan since March last year. His most recent international appearance was in the ODI series against Australia.The team bears little resemblance to the Pakistan team in the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Many famous stars including regular white ball captain Salman Ali Agha have been left out. Babur Azam, Shaheen Afridi And Shadab Khan.A significant part of the selected players is currently engaged in preparations for Pakistan 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, with the medal matches to be played on October 3.
