Pakistan Cricket Board had announced the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 which will be held on the month of June in England. The Champions Trophy will start from June 1 with England.

Pakistan recalled Azhar Ali and Umar Akmal for the Champions Trophy. The Pakistan side will be led by Sarfraz Ahmed. The wicket-keeper batsman and the brother of Umar Akmal has been excluded from the Pakistan side.

Pakistan Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (C), Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal and Wahab Riaz.

Pakistan are placed in Group B in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and will be playing their 1st match against India on 4th June and will be playing against South Africa and Sri Lanka on June 7 and 12 respectively.