Champions Trophy 2025 Pakistan Team Squad: Players List, Captain, Vice Captain and Staff Members

The ICC Championship 2025 Trophy is scheduled to begin on February 19 and includes the top eight international (ODI) teams. The host country and defending champion Pakistan have announced 15 teams participating in the competition.

Ticket inspector batsman Mohammad Rizwan will lead the team as captain and Salman Ali Agha as deputy captain. The team includes experienced players like Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman, as well as emerging talents like Kamran Ghulam and Tayyab Tahir.

Fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Hasnain got bowling attacks while Abrar Ahmed led the spin department.

The tournament will be held across Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan’s goal is to defend its title on its own. Pakistan’s first match is scheduled to play against New Zealand at the Karachi National Bank Stadium on February 19, 2025.

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ICC Championship Trophy Pakistan roster 2025: Complete roster and key members

Pakistan’s ICC Championship Trophy 2025 team has officially announced that includes experienced players and emerging talents. The game is particularly important as it is hosted by Pakistan and provides the team with a home advantage.

ICC Championship Trophy 2025 Pakistan Team

  • Captain: Mohamed Rizwan (WK)
  • Vice Captain: Agha Salman

Batter

  • Babar Azam
  • Fakhar Zaman
  • Kamran Ghulam
  • Saudi Schell
  • Tayyab Tahir

Almighty

  • Faheem Ashraf
  • Khushdil Shah
  • Agha Salman

Ticket inspector

  • Mohamed Rizwan (C)
  • Usman Khan

Bowler

  • Shaheen Afridi
  • Naseem Shah
  • Mohamed Henain
  • Haris Rauf
  • Abra Ahmed

The team has high expectations as it combines experienced players like Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi with young talents like Tayyab Tahir and Kamran Ghulam who have recently shown promising performances.

The team’s composition is designed to address previous weaknesses in spin bowling and low-level contributions, which is crucial for players to consistently perform throughout the game.

The ICC Championship Trophy 2025 will be held from February 19 to March 9, 2025, with Pakistan’s opening match against New Zealand. The competition marks the return of the championship trophy in eight years, with Pakistan aiming to replay its success in the 2017 edition, where they won against India in the final.

Pakistan’s captain, vice captain and coaching staff for the championship trophy 2025

ICC Championship Trophy 2025:

  • Captain: Mohammad Rizwan
  • Vice Captain: Agha Salman
  • Coaching Team: 7
  • Head coach: Aaqib Javed
  • Assistant Coach: Azhar Mahmood
  • Batting Coach: Shahid Aslam
  • Field Coach: Mohammad Masroor
  • Spin bowling coach: Abdul Lehman