Selection committee in no hurry to announce squad for Champions Trophy

Published January 22, 2025
This photo shows the trophy for ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 in front of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad on Nov 16. — Photo via X/@TheRealPCB
This photo shows the trophy for ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 in front of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad on Nov 16. — Photo via X/@TheRealPCB

LAHORE: The national selection committee has not yet set the date to announce the Pakistan squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which the country is going to host from Feb 19 to March 9.

Dawn has learnt that the selectors are awaiting the fitness report of flamboyant opener Saim Ayub, who is currently undergoing rehab in London to recover from his ankle injury, while also contemplating different combinations.

“There is no date set for the announcement of the national team for the Champions Trophy and there is no hurry in this regard because the deadline to submit the team is Feb 11,” a PCB official said, adding that Pakistan’s ongoing Test series against the West Indies in Multan is what the selectors are focusing on currently and that the squad most likely will be announced after the end of the second Test.

“Till that point, a clearer picture will emerge regarding Saim’s injury, which will help the selectors make an informed decision,” the PCB official said.

Published in Dawn, January 22nd, 2025

Opinion

Editorial

Maintaining balance
Updated 16 Feb, 2025

Maintaining balance

It must take a more proactive approach to establishing Pakistan’s bona fides.
Welcome return
16 Feb, 2025

Welcome return

IT is almost here; the moment Pakistan has long been waiting for — the first International Cricket Council...
Childhood trauma
16 Feb, 2025

Childhood trauma

BEING a child in this society should not be so hard. But recurrent reports of child abuse — from burying girl...
The Peca problem
Updated 15 Feb, 2025

The Peca problem

The fight for fundamental freedoms is not the media’s alone, but one that concerns every citizen.
Miners in danger
15 Feb, 2025

Miners in danger

YESTERDAY’S devastating terrorist attack in Harnai, which killed at least 11 coal miners and injured seven others,...
Solar panels scam
15 Feb, 2025

Solar panels scam

THE scam involving over-invoicing to the tune of more than Rs69bn in the import of solar panels raises many ...