{
  "id": 12189249,
  "title": "Pakistan drop Agha as T20 captain, hand Farhan role for Sri Lanka series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pakistan-drop-agha-as-t20-captain-hand-farhan-role-for-sri-lanka-12189249",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:40:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442747/pakistan-drop-agha-as-t20-captain-hand-farhan-role-for-sri-lanka-series"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan's cricket board has dropped Salman Ali Agha as T20 captain and omitted him from the squad for the upcoming Sri Lanka series, the board announced on Monday. In his place, Sahibzada Farhan has been appointed as the new T20 captain following his success in the Asian Games and his stellar performance as the leading run-scorer in the T20 World Cup with 383 runs at a strike rate of 160. Agha, however, remains part of the ODI setup, where Shaheen Shah Afridi holds the captaincy for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and England, which starts on October 18. Babar Azam has also been included in the ODI squad. The T20 series against Sri Lanka commences on Friday in Rawalpindi.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Salman Ali Agha dropped as T20 captain",
    "Farhan appointed as new T20 captain",
    "Agha remains in ODI setup"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pakistan drop Agha as T20 captain, hand Farhan role for Sri Lanka series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pakistan-drop-agha-as-t20-captain-hand-farhan-role-for-sri-lanka",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:33:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Pakistan appoint Sahibzada Farhan as new T20I captain, drop Salman Ali Agha from squad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pakistan-appoint-sahibzada-farhan-as-new-t20i-captain-drop-salman-ali",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:25:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Farhan replaces Agha as Pakistan T20 captain for home series against Sri Lanka",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/farhan-replaces-agha-as-pakistan-t20-captain-for-home-series-against",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}