Babar, Rizwan left out of 17-member squad for Asia Cup, UAE tri-series

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the United Arab Emirates Tri -Series on Sunday and a 17 -member Green Shirts squad for the Asia Cup 2025.

All -rounder Salman Ali Agha has been retained as captain of the 17 -member squad. However, senior players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been left out of lineup.

Fakhhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Hers Rauf are part of the Rauf Lineup, while youth Simm Ayub, Khushil Shah, and Hussain Talat have also been included.

The squad includes more with Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Junior, and Mohammad Herses, Abrar Ahmed, Fahim Ashraf, Hassan Ali, and Hassan Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Mirza, and Safian residents.

The trilateral series of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates will be played in Sharjah from August 29 to September 7. Subsequently, the Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from September 28.

“This is the same group that is playing, hopefully the players who are playing will perform well in the future.”

Javed said, “There is a continuation between the three series players. Our focus is on winning and for that, the team is playing well in the T20.”

On the participation of Salman Mirza on the team, the former cricketer supported his performance in Bangladesh.

Javed remarked, “The player who performs he will play, he should play.”

“Sir Zada Farhan has returned to the team, Aqib Javed Saim has also improved his performance.

“The player who will perform will play [for the team]”He emphasized.

On the removal of star player Babar Azam and ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan, Javed said: “We cannot say that we will never consider Babar and Rizwan. The current players have been given the opportunity, Babar and Rizwan have the opportunity to return.”

He added, “Now the seniors have had the opportunity to play in the Big Bash, only those who perform well will join the team.”

Meanwhile, expressing his views, considering Babar’s performance in the recent West Indies series, Pakistan’s Whiteball Head Coach Mike Hesson said that the star player played excellent games in the first match.

“It is a tough decision to decide a player’s form on the basis of three matches. [Babar] Some areas have been asked to improve, “Hesson said.

The coach noted, “If Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan play like others, they will definitely play T20 ice. No one has any problem with them. However, we have good powers right now.”

17 -member squad: Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Fahim Ashraf, Fakhr Zaman, Harsh Rauf, Hassan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussein Talat, Khushadhal Shah, Mohammad Harris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Naz, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Safiyan Makhim.

17 -member squad: Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Abrar Ahmed, Fahim Ashraf, Fhar Zaman, Harsh Rauf, Rauf, Hassan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussein Talat, Khushadhal Shah, Mohammad Harris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Noose, Mohammad Wasim General Shahin Shah Afridi and Safiyan

Schedule of Tri -Series

August 9. Afghanistan VA Pakistan

August 30. United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan

September 1. United Arab Emirates Wei Afghanistan

September 2. Pakistan Wei Afghanistan

September 4. Pakistan VUA

September 5. Afghanistan vs. United Arab Emirates

September 7 – Final

Asia Cup 2025

September 9. Afghanistan vs Hong Kong

September 10. India vs. United Arab Emirates

September 11. Bangladesh vs Hong Kong

September 12. Pakistan vs Oman

September 13. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

September 14. India vs Pakistan

September 15. United Arab Emirates vs Oman

September 15. Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong

September 16. Bangladesh vs Afghanistan

September 17. Pakistan vs. United Arab Emirates

September 18. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

September 19. India vs Oman

Super Four Stage

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