Pakistan has to tour Sri Lanka early next year. Pakistan team will play a three-match T20 series in Sri Lanka. This series is very important for the preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup, because Pakistan also has to play its World Cup matches in Sri Lanka. For this three match series PCB Has announced the Pakistan team. Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi have not got a place in this team. Whereas spin all-rounder Shadab Khan has returned to the team after a long time.

Shadab Khan returns to the team

Let us tell you that star batsman Babar Azam and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi are playing in the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia. In such a situation, both of these PCB Has not called back. Apart from Babar and Shaheen, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Rizwan are also playing in BBL. None of them have been included in the team and they will continue to play in the Australian League.

Shadab Khan will return in the three-match series starting from 7 January 2026. After being out of cricket since June this year due to shoulder surgery, he returned to competitive cricket in the BBL this month, where he has performed better than his other compatriots. Pakistan Cricket Board had assured Cricket Australia that its players playing in BBL would be available for the entire season and that is why these players have not been included in the national team.

These players got place in Pakistan team

Pakistan has selected a 15-member squad under the leadership of Salman Ali Aga, which also includes a new face in the form of batsman Khawaja Nafe. Apart from this, Abdul Samad has also returned to the team. The team is as follows – Salman Ali Aga (captain), Abdul Samad, Sam Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Usman Khan, Khawaja Nafe, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza and Mohammad Wasim Jr.

Pakistan Cricket Board has announced its team for the Asia Cup 2025. There have been many big indications from the selection of this team. The biggest gesture is that some famous players may never return to Pakistan’s T20 team. These players, who have been running out for a long time, have now been completely ignored by the selectors, which has made it clear that the team management is planning the future with young players.

Let us know that the Asia Cup 2025 will start from 9 September. This time the Asia will be played in T20 format. Pakistan team will start their campaign on 12 September. Where he will face Oman.

These 5 players may not get a chance again in T20 team again

1- Babar Azam

For Pakistan, it has become difficult for Pakistan to make a place in the team. Babur played the last T20 match against South Africa in December last year.

2- Mohammad Rizwan

Wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan is the second highest run -scorer for Pakistan in T20 International. But Rizwan is also struggling to make a place in the T20 team. Rizwan was also last played against South Africa in the year 2024.

3- Naseem Shah

Fast bowler Nasim Shah has not had much performance in T20 International. Naseem has taken just 25 wickets in 30 T20 matches. During this time his economy rate has been 8.01. Naseem last played a T20 match against Australia in the year 2024. He is out of the T20 team since then.

4- Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar Ahmed’s performance in T20 has also been nothing special for Pakistan. Iftikar has scored 998 runs in 66 matches. During this time his strike rate has been only 129.10. Iftikars have also been running out of the team since June last year.

5- Shadab Khan

All -rounder Shadab Khan has performed brilliantly in T20 for Pakistan on several occasions. But his performance has not been increasing for some time. Shadab played against New Zealand this year. In which he could take only one wicket in 5 matches. He could not do anything amazing even with the bat. At this time, Shadab is also struggling with a shoulder injury.

Pakistan team for Asia Cup: Salman Aga (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi and Safian Mukim.

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BBL 2025-26: Australia’s Famous T20 Cricket League, Big Bash League (BBL) first for 2025-26 season The draft list has been released. The names of four big cricketers of Pakistan have also been included in this draft list. Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan have now joined the list of popular foreign players who are eyeing the franchisees of BBL.

The special thing about these four players is that these players will be able to be easily available from November 2025 to February 2026, that is, these players do not have to play any international matches at the moment. This is the reason why franchises have paid special attention to these players.

Muhammad Rizwan of Pakistan is considered a very influential player in the T20 leagues due to his constant batting and excellent wicketkeeping skills. His batting average is above 48, although there is a debate on his low strike rate. On the other hand, Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi’s deadly swing and yorker make him a specialist of new ball and death overs. Shaheen’s sharp bowling in leagues like The Hundred and PSL attracted everyone’s attention.

Haris Rauf also brings the batsmen on the backfoot with his high speed bowling, while all -rounder Shadab Khan has the power to turn the match with both the ball and the bat. All these players are going to bring more adventures in BBL.

More than 600 players included in BBL’s draft list

BBL General Manager Alastair Dobson has confirmed that more than 600 international players have been included in this year’s draft. Apart from the Pakistan team, Sam Karan and Alex Hales from the England team, Lockey Ferguson from New Zealand and Tim Southee, Kusal Perera from Sri Lanka’s team and big players like Shamar Joseph from West Indies team are also part of this draft.

Woman BBL India’s Jemima Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey have also been included in the draft., The draft of this season will have four rounds and one can give each franchise a place in his team to at least three foreign players., According to reports, Brisbane Heat, Shaheen can make Afridi his first choice, Which is an indication that Pakistan players can play a big role in BBL this time.,