Hosts Pakistan are yet to announce their complete squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, starting on February 19.

Eight teams are set to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which is returning after eight years. Apart from the hosts Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, New Zealand, England, Australia, South Africa, and Afghanistan are also participating in the tournament. Pakistan will participate not only as the hosts of the upcoming ICC tournament but also as the defending champions, who won their first ICC Champions Trophy title in the 2017 edition after beating India in the Final. 

While Pakistan have the hosting rights for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India will play all their matches of the tournament in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It will be the first ICC tournament for Pakistan after hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup 1996. 

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Pakistan recently had tough period in the ICC tournaments

Pakistan have recently struggled in ICC tournaments, failing to reach the Semi-finals in the last two ODI World Cups (2019 and 2023). The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Semi-finalists and the 2022 runners-up failed to cross the group stage in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, where they lost against the hosts United States (USA). 

Pakistan ODI team had great outing

So, it is a big responsibility for the Men in Green to change their luck and produce some great examples in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as the hosts. The last calendar year 2024 wasn’t bad for the Pakistan ODI team, who won seven out of nine ODIs and lost only twice. Although they lost against Zimbabwe, they not only won the ODI series against the hosts Zimbabwe but also won an ODI series in Australia and completed a whitewash in the South Africa tour. 

Also, before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan are set to host a short ODI tri-series, where New Zealand and South Africa will also participate, and all the teams will prepare strongly for the forthcoming ICC competition. 

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Probable complete squad for Pakistan

Mohammed Rizwan (Captain and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Irfan Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Kamran Ghulam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed, Usama Mir