The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday named the 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy, which will be played in Pakistan and the UAE. Mohammad Rizwan will lead the side, with Salman Ali Agha acting as his deputy. The hosts of the Champions Trophy have named four pacers in the squad: Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, and Naseem Shah.
Pakistan’s spin attack will be led by Abrar Ahmed. Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf and Fakhar Zaman are the only members of the side that won the title at The Oval in 2017.
The same squad will also feature in the tri-nation ODI series, featuring New Zealand and South Africa in Lahore and Karachi, in the lead-up to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
The PCB have made four changes in the 15-player squad that last played an ODI series in South Africa. Abdullah Shafique, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub and Sufyan Moqim have been replaced by Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah and Saud Shakeel.
Opener Fakhar Zaman, who scored a century in the Champions Trophy 2017 final against India, has made a comeback into the squad after overcoming injury and illness that had sidelined him from international cricket since June 2024.
