LAHORE: Pakistan has presented a preliminary squad of over 20 players for the ICC Champions Trophy.
According to the reports, the selection committee had presented the preliminary squad to the ICC two days ago, in which the name of opener Saim Ayub was also included in the list.
The initial squad includes captain Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan Niazi, Sufyan Maqeem, Mohammad Hasnain, Abdullah Shafique, Naseem Shah, Usman Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Hasibullah, and Abbas Afridi.
The final squad for the Champions Trophy is expected to be announced on February 10.
The final squad will see several changes and openers Abdullah Shafique and Usman Khan are unlikely to be included.
