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Pakistan New Captain For Hong Kong Sixes 2025: The era of captaincy in Pakistan cricket keeps changing and now once again a change in captaincy is being seen. However, this change has not happened for the national team, but for the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament. Young fast bowler Abbas Afridi has been made the captain of the Pakistan team for this short format tournament. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a youth team under the captaincy of Abbas Afridi for this fast-paced tournament to be held in November 2025. This tournament will run from 7 to 9 November, in which 12 teams will participate.
Abbas Afridi got command
Abbas Afridi, who is the nephew of Umar Gul, is known for his excellent bowling and batting ability in the lower order in domestic cricket. Abbas also performed well in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), which caught the attention of the selectors. In this tournament, Abbas’s captaincy will be tested to see how he captains in this short format tournament.
Young enthusiasm in Pakistan squad
An excellent combination of experience and youthful enthusiasm is being seen in the Pakistan team selected for Hong Kong Sixes. This team includes many players who can play good cricket for Pakistan in future. The aim of the Pakistani team in this tournament will be to further improve its record, because Pakistan has been the most successful team in the history of this tournament.
Pakistan Hong Kong Sixers Squad:
Abbas Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Khawaja Mohammad Nafe, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Shehzad, Saad Masood and Shahid Aziz.
Non-travelling reserve players:
Danish Aziz and Mohammad Kaif
What is Hong Kong Sixes Tournament?
This is a unique and fast-paced tournament of six players, which is known for its explosive style. In this tournament, there are six players in each team and each bowler can bowl only one over. In this format, the thrill of fast batting and fast bowling is seen. Pakistan team is in Pool C with India and Kuwait. This tournament is starting from 7th November.