Pakistan likely to announce squad for tri-series, Asia Cup 2025 next week

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) can announce their full squads for the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I series and the Asia Cup 2025 in the second week of August, as claimed by some media reports. As the team is now going through a transition phase, the board can keep the core of the squad unchanged.

The Pakistan cricket team recently featured against Bangladesh and the West Indies, which can remain almost the same for the upcoming assignments. The major concern, as of now, is the injury of left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman. The batter is currently doubtful for the Asia Cup and for the T20I Tri-Nation series.

The experienced cricketer sustained a hamstring injury during the T20I series against the West Indies. Due to the injury, he has already been ruled out of both the T20I and ODI matches against the Caribbean side. His future for the upcoming series can be decided after the latest updates about the injury. Though currently his chances of playing in the couple of series are under major concern. Reports claimed that if Zaman missed the series, then Babar Azam could join the T20I squad.

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A rehearsal before the prestigious tournament 

At present, the star batter is not a part of the Twenty20 format squad. The tri-series with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be the perfect stage for the teams to prepare for the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025. The Asia Cup and the Tri-Nation series are both going to be held in the UAE. The three-nation tournament will be arranged from August 29 to September 7, and then the Asia Cup is scheduled to happen from September 9 to 28. A total of 8 teams will play for the glory. 

Teams are divided into two groups; each group holds 4 teams. Pakistan, India, UAE, and Oman are in Group A, while Group B features Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong.