{"id":3167,"date":"2025-02-03T04:09:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/what-caused-star-players-exclusion-faheem-ashrafs-selection-in-champions-trophy-squad\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T04:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:09:04","slug":"what-caused-star-players-exclusion-faheem-ashrafs-selection-in-champions-trophy-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/what-caused-star-players-exclusion-faheem-ashrafs-selection-in-champions-trophy-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"What caused star players&#8217; exclusion, Faheem Ashraf&#8217;s selection in Champions Trophy squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\" class=\"\" style=\"position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px;\">\n    <figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">Pakistan cricket players celebrate after taking a wicket of opponent team. \u2014 AFP\/File<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>KARACHI: The Champions Trophy 2025 squad has left many cricket fans flabbergasted forcing them to ponder over what led to ouster of multiple star players from the team and surprise inclusion of Faheem Ashraf. <\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday the much-awaited squad for the upcoming ICC Men&#8217;s Champions Trophy 2025 and the tri-nation series, featuring Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Four changes have been made in the 15-player squad that last played an ODI series in South Africa late last year.<\/p>\n<p>Abdullah Shafique, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub and Sufyan Moqim have been replaced by Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah and Saud Shakeel.<\/p>\n<p>The squad, to be captained by Mohammad Rizwan with Salman Ali Agha as vice-captain, includes three members from the 2017 title-winning side \u2014 Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf and Fakhar Zaman.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told <i>Geo News<\/i> that Imam-ul-Haq was ruled out from squad over his fitness woes and indiscipline. Imam, who captained Pakistan Shaheens against West Indies XI recently, went to Lahore on the last day of the three-day match with permission from the cricket board. <\/p>\n<p>They said the selection committee kept him in the Test squad despite his abandoning the match midway. However, the selection committee did not give him a chance to play the Champions Trophy over his fitness. <\/p>\n<p>The reason behind axing Test skipper Shan Masood has been given his not bowling during a match, as per the sources. 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