Pakistan announces the team for the 2025 Asian Cup; No place for Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan

Pakistan announced their team for the Asia Cup 2025should be played with water, and the selection has already sparked a debate among the fans. While the team seems balanced with a mixture of young people and experience, the absence of two of the country’s largest names –Babar Azam And Mohammad ricewan– Attracted everyone’s attention.

No place for Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan

In a surprising decision, Pakistan has announced a team of 17 members for the next 2025 Asian Cup in the Water, with Star strikers Babar and Rice List of the list. The selectors have opted for a mixture of experience and young talents, making their faith in a new group of leadership. Salman Agha was appointed captain of the team.

Babar and Ricewan have not been one of the recent T20i assignments in Pakistan and their absence from the Asian Cup team confirms the selectors’ intention to look beyond the two senior strikers, at least in the shortest format.

Babar, who was last time in a T20i in December 2024, presented glimpses in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) With scores of 56 *, 53 * and 94 for Peshawar Zalmi. However, he had trouble in the ODI series against the Antilles with dozens of 47, 0 and 9. Ricewan, similarly, was not in the T20i mix of Pakistan since the tours of Bangladesh and the Antilles earlier this year. He too had mixed outings in the recent ODI series, recording 53 in the first match, but failing in the following two with scores of 16 and 0.

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Fakhar Zaman returns from an injury

One of the positive points of Pakistan is the return of the left -hander opener Fakhar Zaman. He had been sidelined due to an injury to the hamstrings suffered in the Antilles, but found the physical shape in time for the Asian Cup. Its inclusion adds depth to the first command of Pakistan. Before heading for the Asian Cup, Pakistan will also appear in a trial against hosts and Afghanistan. This will offer the team the opportunity to refine its combinations before the major tournament.

Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2025: Salman Ali Agha (C), Abrramed, Fehaem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Husain Talaat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (WK), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman, Mirza, Sald Afridi, Suffyan Moqim.

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