Final squads announced for ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to take place from February 19 to March 9, 2025, after an 8-year hiatus. This prestigious ODI tournament will be held in Pakistan and the UAE, with eight teams participating in two groups.

• Group A: Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh
• Group B: South Africa, Australia, England, Afghanistan

Each team has announced their final squad, with some notable absences and inclusions. Key updates include:

• India: Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out due to injury and replaced by Harshit Rana.
• Australia: There is no Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, or Josh Hazlewood in the squad.
• Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das have not been included in the squad.
• Pakistan: The squad includes several members from the 2017 Champions Trophy-winning team, including Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam.
• Afghanistan: A.M. Ghazanfar is injured, and Nangyal Kharoti (20 years old) replaces him.

The tournament will kick off on February 19, with Pakistan facing New Zealand in the opening match. The final will take place on March 9, with the venue yet to be confirmed, with Lahore or Dubai as the potential locations.

Final Squads for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

• Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (C), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Zaker Ali Onik, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Shakib.

• India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarti.

• New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (C), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young.

• Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (C), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakil, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

• Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Ali Khil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Navid Zadran.

• Australia: Steve Smith (C), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jack Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardy, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.

• England: Jos Buttler (C), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Sakib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.

• South Africa: Temba Bavuma (C), Tony de Georghi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch.