The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy was the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. It was hosted by Pakistan and United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025.
The following squads were announced for the tournament.
Group A
Bangladesh
Coach: Phil Simmons
Nazmul Hossain Shanto was named captain as Bangladesh unveiled their squad for the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025. A major name missing from the lineup was former skipper and veteran all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan. The 37-year-old had been suspended from bowling in competitions under the jurisdiction of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) based on the outcome of an independent re-assessment conducted at Sri Ramachandra Centre for Sports Science in Chennai, India. Although he was eligible to play solely as a batter, Bangladesh had opted not to include him in the squad. The squad also missed out on the services of Tamim Iqbal, who recently called time on his international career and was among the leading run-getters in the previous edition of the tournament as Bangladesh made it to the semi-finals. Among the senior names, wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim and all-rounder Mahmudullah had cemented their place. A major highlight had been the maiden ODI call-up of Parvez Hossai Emon, who only had seven T20I outings under his belt. Prodigious quick Nahid Rana, who made his debut in the format in the recent series against the West Indies, had also been entrusted.
India
Coach: Gautam Gambhir
India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah had been ruled out of the squad for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. Harshit Rana had been named as his replacement, with the lower back injury sustained in January during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy continuing to sideline India's pace ace. Rana had impressive performance in ODI series against England, scalping six wickets in his first three outings. Bumrah had also missed the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, making this the second ICC event the 31-year-old has had to miss with a back injury. India also included spinner Varun Chakaravarthy in the squad, replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was originally part of the provisional team. Jaiswal had been named as a non-travelling substitute, alongside Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube.
New Zealand
Coach: Gary Stead
On 14 February, Ben Sears was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury and Jacob Duffy was added into the squad as an injury replacement. This was the first major ICC tournament leading the side for new white-ball skipper Mitchell Santner, after a successful stint in the ODI & T20I series at home against Sri Lanka. The pace trio of Will O’Rourke, Ben Sears and Nathan Smith all featured in the squad, to play their maiden senior ICC event. Captain Santner was the frontline spin option, leading all-rounders Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra all playing support. Senior figures Kane Williamson and Tom Latham lent valuable experience to the side. Santner, Williamson and Latham were all part of New Zealand's squad for the previous edition of the Champions Trophy in England and Wales in 2017. Williamson also featured at the 2013 edition in England. Matt Henry spearheaded the pace bowling attack, in his fifth ICC event having played a key role in the last two ICC ODI and T20I World Cups.
Lockie Ferguson missed the tournament due to an injury to his right foot and was replaced in the squad by fellow pacer Kyle Jamieson. On 18 February, the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 approved Jamieson as his replacement in the New Zealand squad.
Pakistan
Coach: Aaqib Javed
Pakistan announced their squad on 31 January 2025. Mohammad Rizwan lead the team, having done so since Babar Azam stepped down from the role after the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023. Rising star hitter Saim Ayub was a notable absentee, having sustained an ankle injury in Pakistan's New Year's Test in Cape Town, South Africa. Top-order batter Abdullah Shafique had also missed the cut, paving the way for Babar to secure one of the top-order roles. Veteran Fakhar Zaman was back in the mix, having played a monumental role in the 2017 Champions Trophy final. Also recalled were Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, and Saud Shakeel. Aaqib Javed continued his role as interim coach, stepping in after Gary Kirsten's departure last October.
Fakhar Zaman was ruled out of the tournament as he sustained an injury while fielding against New Zealand in the opening match and was replaced by Imam-ul-Haq. On 20 February, the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 approved Imam as his replacement in the Pakistan squad.
Group B
Afghanistan
Coach: Jonathan Trott
Afghanistan announced their squad on 12 January 2025. Additionally, Darwish Rasooli and Bilal Sami were named as reserves. On 12 February, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar was ruled out of the tournament due to back injury and Nangialai Kharoti was added in the squad as an injury replacement. It was a blow to Afghanistan's spin department that was already missing experienced spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Australia
Coach: Andrew McDonald
On 31 January, Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of the tournament due to back injury. On 6 February, Marcus Stoinis announced his retirement from ODIs and was thus ruled out of the tournament, while Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were ruled out of the tournament due to ankle and hip injuries respectively. On 12 February, Mitchell Starc withdrew from the tournament due to personal reasons. It meant Australia were without all three of the key quicks that helped them to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup title in 2023. Later, experienced batter Steve Smith was named as captain for the event with Cummins missing. Glenn Maxwell was the part-time spin option utilised alongside first-choice spinner Adam Zampa. Five new players, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson and Tanveer Sangha had been parachuted into Australia's Champions Trophy squad, for the tournament. Additionally, Cooper Connolly was named as a travelling reserve.
On 2 March 2025, Matthew Short was ruled out of the tournament due to calf injury which he suffered during their match against Afghanistan. He was replaced by Cooper Connolly. Connolly had thus far featured in six internationals for Australia, of which three had been ODIs. He's a left-handed batter, who bowls left-arm spin as well.
England
Coach: Brendon McCullum
On 9 February, Jacob Bethell was ruled out from the tournament due to a hamstring injury. On 12 February, Tom Banton was added into the squad as Bethell's replacement. Returning to ODI side was experienced batter Joe Root, who last featured in the format in England's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign. All-rounder Ben Stokes was not considered for selection as he was still recovering from a left harmstring injury picked up during England's third Test match against New Zealand earlier.
After their opening game, all-rounder Brydon Carse was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to a toe injury and was replaced by leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed. On 24 February, the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 approved Rehan as his replacement in the England squad.
South Africa
Coach: Rob Walter
On 15 January, Anrich Nortje was ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury. On 9 February, 30-year-old Corbin Bosch was announced as the injury replacement for Nortje. He had played just one ODI and a Test so far. Additionally, Kwena Maphaka was named as the travelling reserve.
References
External links
- Official website
- 2025 ICC Champions Trophy squads at ESPNcricinfo
