Pakistan's Asia Cup 2025 squad: PCB drops Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan; Salman Ali Agha to lead Men in Green in UAE

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has dropped star players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from their Asia Cup 2025 squad which was announced on Sunday. Salman Ali Agha will lead the Pakistan side, which will also play a tri-nation series in UAE in the lead up to the continental tournament, starting on September 9.

While fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has retained his place, there was no place for pacer Naseem Shah in the 17-member squad. Both Babar and Rizwan have not been in Pakistan's T20I scheme of things for quite sometime now. The last time the duo played a T20I for Pakistan was against South Africa in December 2024.

In fact, in Pakistan's recent tour of West Indies, both Babar and Rizwan were a part of the ODI setup only.

Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2025 & Tri-series

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.

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