The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced five teams for the Champions One Day Cup. All the top domestic and international players of Pakistan are participating in this tournament starting from September 12 and this tournament is being seen as an audition for the Champions Trophy. The big news is that Babar Azam has not been made the captain of any team. Babar Azam is a part of the Stallions team and will play under the captaincy of Mohammad Haris. There were reports that Babar himself did not want to become the captain because the mentor of the team is Shoaib Malik, with whom he is said to have a rift.
Rizwan-Shaheen got the captaincy
Babar may not be the captain but Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi will definitely be seen captaining in the Champions ODI Cup. Mohammad Rizwan has been made the captain of the Wolves team. Saeed Shakeel has been appointed the captain of the Dolphins and Shadab Khan has been appointed the captain of the Panthers.
Champions One Day Cup 2024 Schedule
- Sept. 12: Wolves vs. Panthers
- Sept. 13: Stallions vs. Lions
- Sept. 14: Dolphins vs. Panthers
- Sept. 15: Wolves vs. Stallions
- Sept. 16: Lions vs. Panthers
- Sept. 17: Dolphins vs. Wolves
- Sept. 19: Stallions vs. Dolphins
- 20 September: Lions vs Wolves
- Sept. 21: Panthers vs. Stallions
- Sept. 22: Dolphins vs. Lions
- September 24: Team No. 1 vs Team No. 2 (Qualifier),
- September 25: Team No. 3 vs Team No. 4 (Eliminator 1),
- September 27: Qualifier loser vs Eliminator 1 winner,
- September 29: Final
Note: All these matches will start at 3 pm
Questions raised on Pakistan team
Questions are also being raised on the Pakistan ODI Cup. The Pakistan ODI Cup is being organized before the Test series against England. England is to tour Pakistan in October for a three-Test series and before the series, all the big players of Pakistan will play in the ODI Cup. In such a situation, the question is how will Pakistan's Test players practice for the ODIs. Recently, Pakistan had to face a 0-2 defeat against Bangladesh in its own home. Now if England also loses, then Pakistan cricket may be criticized more.