Pakistan's senior national selectors have picked Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Shadab Khan, but left out Mohammad Rizwan, in a preliminary 20-player squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

In a surprising move just a month before the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Pakistan have left out star batter Babar Azam and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi from their 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan have named their T20I squad for next month's three-match series in Sri Lanka, with several key players absent, including Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Mohammad Rizwan.

Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi got into a hilarious war of words ahead of the Big Bash League (BBL) match between Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat.

Pakistan's seasoned wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is hoping to use the Big Bash platform in Australia to claw his way back into the national T20 squad for next year's World Cup.

PAK vs SL Highlights T20I Tri-Series: Sahibzada Farhan bludgeoned a career-best unbeaten 80 off 45 balls as Pakistan routed struggling Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Rawalpindi.

Pakistan's former Test captain, Azhar Ali has resigned from the national selection committee and also as the head of the youth development department at the National Cricket Academy.

PAK vs SL Highlights, 3rd ODI: Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman slammed half-centuries as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third and final ODI to complete a 3-0 whitewash.

In an interesting revelation, Pakistan's ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has claimed that he only accepted the captaincy after his predecessor Mohammad Rizwan said he would step down.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Highlights: Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.