3 Potential Match Winners For Pakistan In Champions Trophy 2025
Fakhar Zaman to be one of the game changers [Source: @abubakartarar_/X.Com]
Finally, after waiting for ages, the Pakistan cricket team announced their squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament. Not many surprises were there as the team retained most of its core players and brought back stars who can be game changers for Pakistan.
The host nation are also the defending champions and will be eager to win the tournament once again. Their batting looks solid and the quality in pace bowling is impeccable which makes them the favourites. However, to win crunch games, Pakistan need quality game-changers in their team, and in this article, we will talk about 3 such players who can turn things around with their brilliant skills.
3) Fakhar Zaman
The comeback man of Pakistan cricket, Fakhar Zaman was included in the Champions Trophy squad since Saim Ayub was ruled out with an ankle injury. Pakistan needed an aggressive opener to replace Saim Ayub and Fakhar was the perfect choice.
Fakhar's quality was first witnessed in the Champions Trophy finale in 2017, when he smacked a brilliant ton to seal the title for his nation. The left-handed batter is one of their biggest match winnners and the flat surfaces in Pakistan will suit his aggressive style of batting.
2) Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Rizwan will have a lot of responsibility, both as a captain and as a middle-order batter in the Champions Trophy. Just like Fakhar, he, too, is a big game player and it was witnessed in the 2023 World Cup 2023.
In the middle-order, he can turn things around with his batting, and Rizwan is also a capable captain and the world has seen glimpses of it on th Australia and South African tour.
1) Shaheen Afridi
The biggest game-changer with the ball in hand, Shaheen Afridi's 10 over spell will be crucial for Pakistan's fate in the tournament.
He has the ability to take wickets at the top and can also come at the latter stages to scalp wickets. With Naseem Shah not at his best, the onus will be on Shaheen to take charge in the power-play and give breakthroughs to his side.