Excitement builds as teams announce squads for the 2025 Champions Trophy

After being on a long break since 2017, the Champions Trophy is back, and cricket fans around the world are eagerly looking forward to the tournament.

Scheduled to kick off on February 19, this year’s tournament will feature a hybrid format.

Reigning champions Pakistan are the hosts, and games will be held in both Pakistan and Dubai.

India’s involvement means that some of their matches will be played outside of Pakistan, with those games set to take place in Dubai.

A total of eight teams will compete in the tournament, and now that the final squads are confirmed, let’s take a look at which players will be representing their countries on the big stage.

Each squad has a blend of experienced players and fresh faces, making for an exciting mix.

Here are the squads for each of the eight teams:

Bangladesh:

• Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Onik, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Parvez Hossain Emon, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, and Nahid Rana.

Australia:

• Pat Cummins (Captain), Steven Smith, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, and Adam Zampa.

Pakistan:

• Pakistan has named an initial squad of 18 players, which includes Mohammad Rizwan (Captain), Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan Niazi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Mohammad Hasnain, Abdullah Shafique, Naseem Shah, Usman Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Haseebullah Khan, and Abbas Afridi.

England:

• Jos Buttler (Captain), Joe Root, Phil Salt, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, and Mark Wood.

South Africa:

• Temba Bavuma (Captain), Tony De Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Rassie van der Dussen.

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, and Will Young.

Afghanistan:

• Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveed Zadran, and Fareed Ahmad Malik.

India:

• Rohit Sharma (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Arshdeep Singh.

With each team now ready to take the field, the 2025 Champions Trophy is shaping up to be a thrilling event. Fans will be eagerly watching as these top cricketing nations battle it out for the prestigious title.