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Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam failed to find a spot in Pakistani squad for Asia Cup. Photo: Wikimedia

Pakistani selectors ignore Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan in Asia Cup squad

| @indiablooms | Aug 17, 2025, at 10:53 pm

Pakistani selectors on Sunday named the Asia Cup squad, where senior stars like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan failed to find a place.

The UAE will host the tournament next month.

It will be played in a T20 format this year, ahead of the World T20.

Salman Agha has been named as the skipper of the Pakistani squad.

The tournament will be played from September 9 to September 28.

Pakistan has named a 17-member squad for the tournament.

The eight-nation tournament will be staged in  Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Pakistan are placed in Group ‘A’ alongside India, Oman and UAE.

17-member squad

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 and Sufyan Moqim.

ACC Asia Cup T20 2025 (Pakistan fixtures, Super Fours and Final):

12 September – Oman v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

14 September – India v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

17 September – UAE v Pakistan, DICS, 6pm local time

20-26 September – Super Fours fixtures (Abu Dhabi and Dubai)

28 September – Final, DICS, 6pm local time

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