Today’s Pakistan team — the current playing XI picture and the active squad list as of October 2026. Who’s in, who’s injured, who’s knocking on the door, and the likely XI for the next assignment.
Quick answer: Pakistan’s current core (Oct 2026): Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed + one seamer/spinner. Asian Games squad (Farhan captaining) runs Sept–Oct 2026.
Likely Playing XI
For T20Is: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed. Six bowling options, batting to eight — Hesson’s settled template.
Active Squad List
The 15-man World Cup squad (Agha, Abrar, Babar, Faheem, Fakhar, Nafay, Nawaz, Mirza, Naseem, Farhan, Saim, Shaheen, Shadab, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq) remains the active T20I group, with the ODI group (Shaheen’s Bangladesh-tour party) the parallel track. See our full squad guide.
Asian Games Duty
September–October 2026: a development squad under Sahibzada Farhan (c) with Abdul Samad as vice-captain contests the Asian Games T20 event in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan — Abrar Ahmed, Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz, Usman Khan plus uncapped Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Ali Raza and Saad Masood. Senior stars rest; the future plays.
Knocking on the Door
Haris Rauf (BBL form), Mohammad Rizwan (ODI runs), Hasan Nawaz (domestic runs) — the experienced names pressing for recalls. Our squad pillar guide tracks every change.
Is Babar Azam playing today?
Babar remains central to Pakistan’s T20I and Test plans in 2026 — check the latest squad announcements for the current series’ XI.
Who is Pakistan’s captain today?
Salman Ali Agha (T20Is), Shaheen Shah Afridi (ODIs), Shan Masood (Tests) — with Sahibzada Farhan captaining the Asian Games side.
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