Pakistan cricket team
The ICC Champions Trophy will start from February 19, hosting the Pakistan Cricket Board, in which the top-8 teams are participating on the basis of the ranking. In this, while 7 teams had already announced their squad for the tournament, everyone was waiting for the announcement of the host Pakistan team. Defending champion Pakistan also announced its squad on the evening of 31 January, with a total return of 4 players to the team after a long time. In this, opening batsman Fakhar Zaman, who played a century in the final against India in the year 2017, has also returned.
Apart from Fakhar, these players also returned
The Pakistani team announced for the Champions Trophy 2025 includes Fakhar Zaman, besides Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah and Saud Shakeel. Apart from this, when the Pakistan team won the Champions Trophy in the year 2017 last time, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf and Fakhar Zaman, who were part of that squad, will be seen playing these tournaments this time too. Saim Ayub is not a part of this tournament due to injury, in such a situation, Fakhar can be seen with Zaman either Babar Azam or Saud Shakeel Opening. Pakistan’s team has played three ODI series so far after an embarrassing performance in ICC ODI World Cup 2023, out of which they defeated Australia 2–1, followed by Zimbabwe also won 2–1 series against Zimbabwe, while South Africa won 2–1 series against Zimbabwe. Be defeated 3–0 in the ODI series.
Pakistani team will test their preparations in Tri -series before Champions Trophy
The Pakistani team also has to play a tri -series before the Champions Trophy at their home, including New Zealand and South Africa teams besides them. The series will be played from 8 February to 14 February. The PCB has made it clear that the squad declared for the Champions Trophy will also be seen playing in this tri -series.
Pakistan team squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Aga (Vice -captain), Mohammad Rizwan (Captain), Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Nasim Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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