Today is the last date to announce the squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The ICC had set March 12 as the deadline to announce the provisional squad, but so far only two teams, England and New Zealand, have announced their squads. A total of 8 teams are participating in the Champions Trophy, and 6 teams are still yet to announce their squads. The teams which have not announced the squad yet include India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. It is expected that by the end of the day today all the teams will announce their squads.
Champions Trophy 2025 will start from 19th February. This tournament will be organized on the basis of hybrid model, and India will play all the matches in UAE. A semi-final will also be held in UAE. The final of the tournament will be played on March 9, but the venue has not been decided yet.
The 8 teams participating in the Champions Trophy have been divided into two groups of 4 each. Group A includes India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh, while Group B includes Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Squad announced so far:
- Australia: Squad has not been announced yet
- England: Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith (wk), mark wood
- Pakistan: Squad has not been announced yet
- New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young
- bangladesh: Squad has not been announced yet
- India: Squad has not been announced yet
- afghanistan: Squad has not been announced yet
- South Africa: Squad has not been announced yet
Champions Trophy 2025 full schedule:
- 19 February: Pakistan vs New Zealand, Karachi, Pakistan
- 20 February: Bangladesh vs India, Dubai
- 21 February: Afghanistan vs South Africa, Karachi, Pakistan
- 22 February: Australia vs England, Lahore, Pakistan
- 23 February: Pakistan vs India, Dubai
- 24 February: Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- 25 February: Australia vs South Africa, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- 26 February: Afghanistan vs England, Lahore, Pakistan
- 27 February: Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- 28 February: Afghanistan vs Australia, Lahore, Pakistan
- March 1st: South Africa vs England, Karachi, Pakistan
- March 2: New Zealand vs India, Dubai
- 4th March: First Semi-Final, Dubai
- March 5th: Second Semi-Final, Lahore, Pakistan
- March 9th: Final, Lahore/Dubai
- 10 March:Reserve Day
