LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the 15-member Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 to be staged in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9.
The same squad will represent the country in a tri-nation ODI series against New Zealand and South Africa, that will be held in Karachi and Lahore.
The new squad carries four changes from the last ODI series against South Africa. Experienced batters such as Fakhar Zaman, all rounder Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, and Saud Shakeel have replaced the names of Abdullah Shafique, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, and Sufyan Maqeem.
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.
Obviously, the presence of these newly added players would definitely bring different dynamics into the team, which the fans shall look forward to seeing in these coming tournaments as well.
With the Champions Trophy 2025 and the tri-nation ODI series just around the corner, the Pakistan squad will be looking to make a strong impression and bring home some exciting victories.
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