The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squad for two major events: the tri-nation series and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, set to start on February 19. The Champions Trophy will last until March 9. Matches will take place in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Dubai, featuring 15 exciting games among eight teams. Pakistan has announced the same squad for the Champions Trophy and Tri Series.
“The squad, to be captained by Mohammad Rizwan with Salman Ali Agha as vice-captain, includes three members from the 2017 title-winning side — Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf and Fakhar Zaman. Babar and Fakhar, along with Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Saud Shakeel had also featured in the last 50-over ICC event — the ICC Men’s 50-over Cricket World Cup 2023,” the PCB said.
Saim Ayub absent
Saim Ayub who went injured during the Test series against South Africa, fails to make it into the squad. PCB was sweating it out, hoping for his recovery, but ultimately, his ankle injury didn’t seem to be fine by now, so Kushdil Shah was replaced.
Tri-Series before Champions Trophy
Pakistan will host the tri-nation series with New Zealand and South Africa as part of their preparations for the Champions Trophy 2025. This series is important for Pakistan’s ODI team, who aim to defend their title in the upcoming event. The series starts on February 8, with Pakistan taking on New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium.
The Pakistani team will begin their preparations on February 4. New Zealand and South African teams will arrive in Lahore on February 5 and February 7, respectively. The series will follow a single-league format, concluding with the final on February 14 in Karachi.
Pakistan squad for tri-nation series and Champions Trophy 2025
The PCB announced squad changes, replacing Abdullah Shafique, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, and Sufyan Moqim with Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, and Saud Shakeel.
Mohammad Rizwan (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha (vc), Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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