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Afghanistan have recalled fit-again Ibrahim Zadran in their 15-man Champions Trophy squad, amid ongoing calls for teams to boycott matches against them due to the Taliban government's crackdown on women's rights since returning to power in 2021.
DHAKA : Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Litton Das have been left out of the squad for the Champions Trophy beginning next month.
MELBOURNE : Pat Cummins will captain Australia at the Champions Trophy after being named in a preliminary 15-man squad also featuring fellow quick Josh Hazlewood on Tuesday.
Pat Cummins returns for Australia's ICC Champions Trophy campaign in Pakistan next month after skipping their Sri Lanka Test tour, with injured paceman Josh Hazlewood also in the squad announced Monday. Australian captain Cummins opted out of the Sri Lanka series starting later this month for the birth of his second child. He is also reportedly carrying a knee injury. Hazlewood was included in the two-time tournament winners' preliminary 15-man line-up after calf and side strains restricted him to just two Tests against India over the summer.
After India announced their squad for their upcoming five-match T20Is against England, the entire focus has shifted to their yet-to-be-announced team for ODIs against the side and the Champions Trophy 2025. While India's one-dayers against England begin on February 6, the ICC event is set to start on 19th of the month. The wait for the squads to be announced continues and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla has given a big update on that. During an interaction with media on Sunday, Shukla informed that the selection meeting for the Champions Trophy will be held on January 18 or 19.
The future of Pakistan's premier fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi in red-ball cricket has come under a cloud after he was sidelined for the two-Test series against the West Indies at home. Shaheen has now either been dropped, sidelined or “rested” for eight out of Pakistan's last 12 Tests since early 2024. The left-arm pacer with 116 wickets from 32 Tests was also not selected for the two-Test series in South Africa with the selectors giving the explanation that they wanted him fresh for the ICC Champions Trophy starting February 19.
Speculations are running rife as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contemplates the best roster for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and UAE. Plenty has been said about the spin bowling unit for the Indian team, with the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, and Varun Chakravarthy in the running. It has been reported that Chakravarthy is among the top candidates to be picked, while there's a big doubt over Ravindra Jadeja's place in the team.
India's Paris Olympics silver medallist Neeraj Chopra has been named the best male javelin thrower in the world in 2024 by globally-renowned American magazine 'Track and Field News'. The 27-year-old Chopra, who was beaten by Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem for the Olympic gold medal in August last year, pipped two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada for the top spot in the 2024 rankings published by the California-based magazine. Nadeem was ranked fifth as he competed in only one event in 2024 besides the Olympic Games where he came up with a monster throw of 92.97m as against 89.45m of Chopra. He finished fourth in Paris Diamond League.