Rahul Tiwari
khelja|04-02-2025
Pakistan has announced its team for the Champions Trophy 2025. But is this team capable of winning the ICC tournament in its hosting? This question is because it is not possible to trust the team that PCB has chosen for the Champions Trophy. The reason for their lack of trust is the team selection. The veteran of Pakistan who has questioned the Champions Trophy team is Abdur Rauf Khan. He has criticized him in a team related to a Pakistani TV channel.
In the program aired on the TV channel, it was said that the Pakistani team is relying on Babar Azam. Only if Babar Azam's bat in the Champions Trophy can be done. Apart from Babar Azam in the show, the veterans also expressed a lot of faith in Sudh Shakeel. But. Apart from these two, no streak of confidence was seen pulling the rest.
It was also difficult for the Pakistani veteran to believe the team elected for the Champions Trophy because the secret of the 6 players involved in it was going to shake. These are 6 players, no one has played ODI and about 2 years passed. Let's take a look at 6 such players in the team.
Fakhar Jaman- He played the last ODI in the 2023 World Cup for Pakistan.
Usman Khan- They can be seen making their debut in the Champions Trophy for Pakistan.
Faheem Ashraf- Last was seen playing ODI for Pakistan in the 2023 Asia Cup.
Khushdil Shah- He has also not played any ODI match since October 2023.
Abrar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir- These two players selected in the Pakistan team for the Champions Trophy, who have less than 5 ODI experiences. Abrar has played 4 ODIs while Tayyab has played 3 ODIs.
The Champions Trophy is starting from February 19, in which Pakistan will begin its campaign against New Zealand on the first day.