The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, making four changes from the ODI series in South Africa last year.
Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, and Sufiyan Muqeem have been replaced by Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, and Saud Shakeel.
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The squad includes batters Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, and Tayyab Tahir, with all-rounders Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha. Wicketkeeper-batters Mohammad Rizwan (captain) and Usman Khan also feature.
The bowling unit comprises spinner Abrar Ahmed and fast bowlers Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
This squad will also play in a tri-nation series against New Zealand and South Africa in Karachi and Lahore before their Champions Trophy opener against New Zealand on February 19 in Karachi. Squad changes can be made until February 11 with ICC approval needed after that.
