No place for Babar Azam as Pakistan announce 17-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025

Pakistan will be captained by Salman Agha in Asia Cup 2025.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday, August 17th, announced Pakistan squad for the upcoming tri-series against Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Asia Cup 2025. The T20I series will be played between 29 August to 7 September, while the Asia Cup will begin on 9th September. 

Babar Azam, who is the leading run-getter for Pakistan in the T20Is, hasn’t been picked in the team for the tournament. Along with him, there was also no place for ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan as the PCB went ahead with the young guns for the tournament.

Pakistan will be captained by Salman Ali Agha in Asia Cup 2025. Fakhar Zaman, who got injured during the West Indies tour, has also been named in the team. This means that he is expected to get fit by the time the tri-series and the eight-nation tournament begin. 

There were some reports which claimed that if Fakhar Zaman doesn’t get fit in time, then PCB might add Babar Azam to the team. The Pakistan squad features some exciting names with a lot of firepower in the bowling department. 

The likes of Shaheen Shah, Haris Rauf, and Hasan Ali will be leading the charge in the fast bowling, while Abrar Ahmed and Sufyan Moqim will he there in the spin department. 

Pakistan squad for the tri-series and Asia Cup 2025 

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim.

Pakistan schedule for Tri-series and Asia Cup 2025

29 August – Afghanistan v Pakistan – 7pm local time

30 August – UAE v Pakistan – 7pm local time

1 September – UAE v Afghanistan – 7pm local time

2 September – Pakistan v Afghanistan – 7pm local time

4 September – Pakistan v UAE – 7pm local time

5 September – Afghanistan v UAE – 7pm local time

7 September – Final – 7pm local time

ACC Asia Cup T20 2025 (Pakistan fixtures, Super Fours and Final):

12 September – Oman v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

14 September – India v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

17 September – UAE v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

20-26 September – Super Fours fixtures (Abu Dhabi and Dubai)

28 September – Final, DICS, 6pm local time

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