Salman Ali Agha to be removed as Pakistan Captain after T20 World Cup 2026? Big reason revealed

The Pakistan team is also participating in the T20 World Cup 2026, which is being jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Initially, due to Bangladesh being replaced by Scotland, the Pakistan Cricket Board had threatened to boycott the tournament, but nothing of that sort happened, and they agreed to play. In this tournament, Pakistan is playing under the captaincy of Salman Ali Agha and is still in the race for the semi-finals. However, reports indicate that Salman might be removed from the captaincy after the tournament.

Reports suggest that Salman Ali Agha will lose his captaincy now, regardless of Pakistan's performance in the 2026 T20 World Cup. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is reportedly unhappy with Salman's captaincy in the tournament. Naqvi is unsatisfied with the way Pakistan has performed so far in the tournament and has decided to make a change in the leadership.

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According to a source close to the Pakistan Cricket Board, a decision has been taken to change the leadership of the team in the shortest format after the T20 World Cup. The source said, 

“Naqvi is not happy at all because this time he was assured by the selectors, team management and his close aides in the board that the team was set to do well in the World Cup.”

Big changes may happen in the Pakistan team after T20 World Cup 2026

Pakistan has won the title only once so far, and it was expected that this time the team would perform well by taking advantage of Colombo's slow pitches, but they were seen struggling here as well. Pakistan also faced a heavy defeat against its arch-rival India. During this match, seeing his team's shameful performance, Mohsin Naqvi quietly left the stadium. Now he is in the mood for action and, along with removing Salman Ali Agha from the captaincy, could also drop some big players.

"Salman, Babar Azam, Usman Khan and a few others will probably see curtains on their T20 international careers after the World Cup," the source further added.

After Pakistan's disappointing campaign in the T20 World Cup 2026, the PCB is taking action, and discussions may take place in meetings with head coach Mike Hesson as well as the selection committee for the future. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan are being considered for the position of Pakistan's new T20 captain. Now it remains to be seen what decision the PCB makes after the tournament concludes.