Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) The 11th ICC Champions Trophy has announced the team for 2025, which will be held in Pakistan.
The event will begin on February 19 and end March 9.
Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed captain, Salman Ali Agha is serving as vice -captain.
Several players, including Fakhr Zaman, Khushil Shah, Saud Shakeel, and Fahim Ashraf, have been withdrawn to the team.
Team selection and key players
Asad Shafiq, a member of the selection committee, advised that Fakhhar Zaman’s initial partner should be either Babar Azam or Saud Shakeel.
He pointed out that players who performed well in domestic conditions were preferred. The team also includes Babar Azam, Taib Tahir, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, and Usman Khan.
The sharp attack includes Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hassanin, Naseem Shah, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
As far as Sam Ayub’s mistake is concerned, Shafiq recognized frustration but highlighted the need for strategic choice.
Schedule and Squad Adjustment of Pakistan
Pakistan will first face New Zealand in Karachi on February 19. The same team will also compete in the three -day International Series against New Zealand and South Africa.
The PCB will have to make any changes to the squad by February 11.
Since then, only alternatives will be accepted for medical reasons and with the approval of the ICC.
All four changes were made in the squad, compared to which was seen against South Africa last year.
Abdullah Shafiq, Sam Ayub, Mohammad Irfan Khan, and Sufis have been replaced by Fahim Ashraf, Fakhr Zaman, Saud Shakeel and Khushdil Shah.
Experienced player and recent performances
The three members of Pakistan’s successful 2017 Champions Trophy team are Babar Azam, Fakhr Zaman, and Fahim Ashraf.
Babar, Fakhhar, Harsh Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Saud Shakeel also presented it to Pakistan. ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
The tournament will include eight teams and was to be played in both Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. This incident is important right now as it indicates the return of the ICC tournament in Pakistan after almost three decades.
Declaration of late squad and key error
The team then dominated South Africa with a broom of 3-0 series, which fully forwarded the aspect of Timba Bumoma.
He announced his squad as time before announcing his election at the T20 World Cup 2024.
Opener Sam Ayub has been rejected after he was hit by a severe injury while playing in one of the Test matches against South Africa.
Since the Australian series, Pakistan’s Whiteball captain, Mohammad Rizwan, has been guideing him instead of the team.
The purpose of Pakistan is now to defend its Champions Trophy title, which it won by defeating India in a memorable final in 2017.
Fakhr Zaman’s performance was just one of the specialty of the match as the Green Shirts are ready to retrieve their honor. In the next tournament, scheduled between February 19 and March 9, they are ready to perform bravely.
This morning, PCB Chairman, Mohsin Naqvi described full confidence with the selection committee, which said that only the best choice was made.
He was accompanied by COO Sameer Syed, Aqib Javed, and Elim Dar during a visit to Gaddafi Stadium.
