ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY PROMO

Video Link: ICC Champions Trophy Promo Video 

As of February 14, 2025, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to commence on February 19. The tournament features eight top cricketing nations divided into two groups. Each team has announced a 15-member squad for the event. Here's a comprehensive overview of the squads:

Group A

1. India

Captain: Rohit Sharma

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Notable Absence: Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out due to a back injury and has been replaced by Harshit Rana. 

2. Pakistan

Captain: Babar Azam

Squad: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Agha Salman.

3. New Zealand

Captain: Mitchell Santner

Squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Tom Latham (vc & wk), Devon Conway, Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Finn Allen, Adam Milne, Rachin Ravindra.

4. Bangladesh

Captain: Najmul Hossain Shanto

Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali Anik (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.

Group B

1. Australia

Captain: Steve Smith

Squad: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa.

Notable Absences: Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Stoinis, and Mitchell Marsh are unavailable due to injuries or personal reasons. 

2. England

Captain: Jos Buttler

Squad: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, David Willey, Liam Livingstone, Tom Banton, Jofra Archer.

Squad Update: Tom Banton has been called up to replace the injured Jacob Bethell. 

3. South Africa

Captain: Temba Bavuma

Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee.

4. Afghanistan

Captain: Hashmatullah Shahidi

Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Sharafuddin Ashraf.

The tournament will kick off with hosts Pakistan facing New Zealand on February 19. Due to political considerations, India's matches will be held in Dubai, UAE. 

For a detailed 

schedule and more information, you can refer to the official ICC announcement.