The announcement of the Pakistani team for the Champions Trophy and the Tri-Series Tournament is expected today. Sufyan muqeem, Abdullah Shafiq and Abbas Afridi are likely to be dropped while Saim Ayub is also not fully fit to be included in the squad.
According to the sources, Saud Shakeel, Fakhar Zaman, Amir Jamal, Khush Dil and Abrar Ahmed are likely to be included while Muhammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam and Saud Shakeel will also be included in the Pakistani squad. Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Ali Agha and Haris Rauf will also be part of the team. Naseem Shah, Khush Dil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Muhammad Hasnain, Amir Jamal and Abrar will be part of the 15-member team. Ahmed will also join.
The ICC Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9. The squad for the tri-series before the Champions Trophy is likely to be announced today. It is seems that the same squad will be announced for the tri-series and the Champions Trophy as the tri-series is also meant to prepare for the Champions Trophy.
