Pakistan Squad For Asia Cup 2025: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan Snubbed; Captain Will Be...
The other prominent players to feature in the Pakistan squad were Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, and Faheem Ashraf. Younger stars like Saim Ayub and Hasan Nawaz also made the cut.
The Asia Cup 2025 will be held in UAE from September 9 to September 28. Pakistan were placed in Group A along with India, UAE and Oman. They will be play their first game against Oman on September 12 before facing India on September 14 and UAE on September 17.
Pakistan did not have a good outing at Asia Cup 2023. The tournament, which was played in ODI format, saw Pakistan losing two out of their three Super 4 games as they failed to reach the final.
Back in 2022, Pakistan finished runners-up after losing to Sri Lanka in the final.
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