Champions Trophy 2025 Teams & Full Squads – Complete List

After a break of eight years, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will return to Pakistan, beginning on February 19. Pakistan, the host country and reigning champions, will face seven of the top teams in the world in an attempt to win the championship again. The eight teams are split into two groups for the first round of the event. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals after each team plays three group-stage matches.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Teams

The Champions Trophy qualified teams are Afghanistan, England, Australia, and South Africa are in Group B, while Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and New Zealand are in Group A. Pakistan’s home team will play New Zealand in the tournament’s opening match on February 19 in Karachi. Pakistan will host its first significant international cricket competition since the ODI World Cup in 1996 when they host the Champions Trophy 2025, which will be contested in a 50-over-per-side One Day International (ODI) format.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Teams List

On December 22, England became the first team to reveal their 15-man roster for the 2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy. All-rounder Jacob Bethell, however, was forced to leave the team due to a hamstring injury. The 15-man Champions Trophy Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, will be without pace leader Jasprit Bumrah due to his inability to fully recover from a back ailment. Conversely, Varun Chakravarthy replaced Yashasvi Jaiswal in the final team.

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh, captain Pat Cummins, and bowler Josh Hazlewood were later ruled out due to injury, despite Australia having declared a 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy. Mitchell Starc ruled himself out for unspecified reasons, and Marcus Stoinis also withdrew after deciding to retire from ODIs. Steve Smith will lead the team in Cummins’ place. In addition, South Africa selected Corbin Bosch to replace Anrich Nortje, a pacer who was sidelined by a back ailment.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan substituted Nangialai Kharoti for the wounded Allah Ghazanfar. All sides have till February 11 to announce their final squads for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by ICC regulations. After the deadline, New Zealand substituted Jacob Duffy for Ben Sears, who was sidelined due to a hamstring injury and needed Event Technical Committee consent. Kyle Jamieson, a fast bowler, was also accepted as a late substitute for Lockie Ferguson in the New Zealand team. Below is an overview of the Champions Trophy 2025 Teams:

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ICC Champions Trophy Teams

Group A

India Squad of Champions Trophy 2025

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

Bangladesh squad for Champions Trophy 2025

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, MD Mahmud Ullah, and Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c) of Bangladesh. New Zealand: Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy, and Mitchell Santner (c) are from New Zealand.

Champions Trophy 2025 Squad of Pakistan

Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, and Mohammad Rizwan (c).

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Group B

Afghanistan squad for Champions Trophy 2025

Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), and Ibrahim Zadran. Bilal Sami and Darwish Rasooli are the backups.

England squad for Champions Trophy 2025

Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood, Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, and Gus Buttler

Australia squad for Champions Trophy 2025

Jason Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, and Steve Smith ©. Reserve for travel: Cooper Connolly.

South Africa 2025 squad of Champions Trophy

Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch, and Temba Bavuma (c). Reserve for travel: Kwena Maphaka

Conclusion

• India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand make up Group A.
• Group B: South Africa, Afghanistan, Australia, and England

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Team List comprises of 8 teams. Bangladesh, New Zealand, India, and Pakistan are all in Group A. Afghanistan, Australia, England, and South Africa make up Group B. Each group’s top two teams advance to the semi-finals.

Champions Trophy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Who is the defending champion of the 2025 Champions Trophy? 

Pakistan, who won the previous edition in 2017.

Which teams have won the Champions Trophy? 

India (2002, 2013), Pakistan (2017), New Zealand (2000), South Africa (1998), Australia (2006, 2009), Sri Lanka (2002) and West Indies (2004). England and Bangladesh are yet to win the tournament while Afghanistan is playing this tournament for the first time.

Who hosted the Champions Trophy in 2017? 

England and Wales.