Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Sunday a team of 17 members’ green shirts for the next tri-series and Asia Cup 2025.
The versatile Salman Ali Agha was selected as captain of the team of 17 members.
Senior players Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf are part of the programming, while young Saim Ayub, Khushdil Shah and Hussain Talat were also included.
The team puts in detail Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr and Mohammad Haris, with Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali and Hasan Nawaz. Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Mirza and Sufyan Moqim.
The tri-series, featuring Pakistan, Afghanistan, and hosts the water, will be played in Sharjah from August 29 to September 7. Following this, the Asian 2025 Cup should take place in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from September 9 to 28.
“It is the same group that plays, I hope that these players who play will be well in the future,” said PCB director Aqib Javed, Director of PCB, at the press conference.
“There is continuity in the players of the three series. Our goal is to win right now and continuity for this, the team is playing well in T20i,” said Javed.
On the inclusion of Salman Mirza in the team, the former cricket player awarded his performance to Bangladesh.
“The player who performs will play, he should play,” said Javed.
“Sahibzada Farhan made a return to the team, Aqib Javed Saim has also improved his performance.
“The player playing will play [for the team]He said.
During the exclusion of the star player Babar Azam and Captain Odi Mohammad Rizwan, Javed said: “We can not say that we will never consider Babar and Rice. The current players had a chance, Babar and Rizwan have a chance to come back”.
“Seniors now have a chance to play in Big Bash, only those that work well will be included in the team,” he added.
Meanwhile, expressing his opinions, Pakistan’s head coach Mike Hesson, while thinking about Babar’s performance in the recent Antilles series, said the star player had played well in the first game.
“It is a difficult decision to judge the form of a player on the basis of three games. He [Babar] was invited to improve in certain regions, “said Hesson.
“If Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan play like the others, they will certainly play T20is. No one has a problem with them. However, we have good options at the moment,” noted the coach.
Team of 17 members: Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (Wicket-Garkeer), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Jr, Sahibzad Shah Afridi and Sufyan Moqim
SCHEDULE TRI-SERIES
August 9 – Afghanistan against Pakistan
August 30 – UAE against Pakistan
September 1 – Water against Afghanistan
September 2 – Pakistan against Afghanistan
September 4 – Pakistan against water
September 5 – Afghanistan against water
September 7 – final
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September 9 – Afghanistan vs Hong Kong
September 10 – India vs water
September 11 – Bangladesh vs Hong Kong
September 12 – Pakistan vs Oman
September 13 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
September 14 – India vs Pakistan
September 15 – Water against Oman
September 15 – Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong
September 16 – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
September 17 – Pakistan vs Water
September 18 – Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
September 19 – India vs Oman
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September 20 – B1 vs B2
September 21 – A1 vs A2
September 23 – A2 vs B1
September 24 – A1 vs B2
September 25 – A2 vs B2
September 26 – A1 vs B1
September 28: final
