LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the squads and schedule of the newly launched National Champions Cup, which will be played from 11 to 18 August at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
All seven fixtures are day-night, with the match expected to begin at 3 pm local time.
The new 50-over List-A tournament, comprising four teams — Pakistan Greens, Pakistan Whites, Pakistan Blues, and Pakistan Gold— will kick off the 2026-27 Pakistan domestic season. The tournament will be played on a single-league round-robin basis, with the top two teams advancing to the final.
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The national selection committee has confirmed the playing XIs for the participating teams, along with a 13-player reserve pool for the event.
Each team can include the reserve players after announcing the playing XIs in case of an injury or concussion. The reserve players will accompany teams at training and on match days.
Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead Pakistan Gold, while Shadab Khan will captain Pakistan Greens. Meanwhile, Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan will lead Pakistan Whites and Pakistan Blues, respectively.
The PCB has named a 44-player pool, along with a list of reserves, as part of its preparations for the 2027 ICC Men’s World Cup.
Squads
Pakistan Greens:
Shadab Khan (captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Farhan Yousuf, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saad Baig (wicket-keeper) and Sameer Minhas
Support staff:
Ijaz Ahmed Jnr (head coach), Rehan Riaz (bowling coach), Khurram Shahzad (batting coach), Fahad Iqbal (fielding coach)
Pakistan Whites:
Saim Ayub (captain), Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Khushdil Shah, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Saad Masood, Shahzaib Khan and Usman Khan (wicket-keeper)
Support staff:
Iqbal Imam (head coach), Samiullah Niazi (bowling coach), Faisal Athar (batting coach), Saqib Faqir (fielding coach)
Pakistan Blues:
Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Hasan Ali, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Shamyl Hussain, Sufyan Moqim, Taimur Khan (wicket-keeper) and Tayyab Tahir
Support staff:
Aizaz Cheema (head coach), Fahad Masood (bowling coach), Naveed Latif (batting coach), Hussain Khosa (fielding coach)
Pakistan Gold:
Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Faisal Akram, Haider Ali, Kamran Ghulam, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Nawaz, Muhammad Akhlaq (wicket-keeper), Muhammad Imran and Saad Khan
Support staff:
Misbah-ul-Haq (head coach), Waqas Ahmed (bowling coach), Riffatullah Mohmand (batting coach), Atiq-ur-Rehman (fielding coach)
Reserve pool:
Batters – Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Faiq, Muhammad Irfan Khan
All-rounders – Mubasir Khan, Danish Aziz
Pacers – Arshad Iqbal, Muhammad Salman, Razaullah, Saqib Khan, Mohammad Amir Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani
Wicket-keeper – Haseebullah
Tournament schedule:
11 August – Pakistan Green v Pakistan Whites
12 August – Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Gold
13 August – Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Whites
14 August – Pakistan Gold v Pakistan Green
15 August – Pakistan Blues v Pakistan Green
16 August – Pakistan Gold v Pakistan Whites
18 August – Final (Top two teams)
