Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Oct 8, 2026 (AFP) - Farhan hopes Pakistan's new combination takes off in Sri Lanka T20Is

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Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan hopes a new combination without star players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi will come good against Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 International series starting in Rawalpindi on Friday. The three-match series will see Farhan take on the skipper's role after leading a second-string side to silver at the Asian Games in Japan, losing to India in the final last week. Also missing from the squad are former T20I skippe......

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