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Pakistan Cricket Team: ICC Champions Trophy will start from 19th February. On this day a match will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand. The Indian team will play its first match against Bangladesh on 20 February. Slowly the date of Champions Trophy is coming closer, but Pakistan has not announced its squad yet. Meanwhile, a big and important news is coming out. It has been learned that former captain Babar Azam may be given new responsibility from Pakistan in the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan Cricket Board is waiting for Sam Ayub
This time top 8 teams are participating in the Champions Trophy. Till now, except Pakistan, all the other teams have been announced. Pakistan team is getting delayed because they are waiting for Sam Ayub. Sam Ayub is Pakistan's opening batsman, but he was injured during the series against South Africa. His injury is quite serious and it is unlikely that Ayub will be able to return till the Champions Trophy. That's why Pakistan Cricket Board is in tension. The question is who will now open for Pakistan in the Champions Trophy. An update is coming out regarding this.
Fakhar Zaman may return, can open with Babar Azam
It is believed that Fakhar Zaman may return to Pakistan's ODI team after a long time. He will be an opener and the other opener along with him could be Babar Azam. Babar Azam has opened for Pakistan many times in T20 cricket, but has rarely done so in ODIs. If we scrutinize the records, we find that Babar Azam has opened for Pakistan only twice in ODIs, and even in that his bat has not done much. In 2015, Babar Azam came to open against England. Once he scored four runs and the second time he scored 22 runs. After this he again returned to number three.
Pakistani team can be announced soon
Opening Babar Azam in ODIs will be a risky task. But still, if this happens then Babar Azam will have to fulfill some new kind of responsibility. However, till now nothing has been said by Pakistan Cricket Board in this regard. The talk of making Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman open is just speculation. This may or may not happen. It remains to be seen when the team is announced by the PCB and which players are included in it.
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