Champions One Day Cup 2024: All you need to know about Pakistan's revamped domestic 50-over tournament

After a string of dreadful outings across formats, the Pakistan cricket team is reuniting for their revamped domestic 50-over tournament - Champions One Day Cup 2024. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently announced the captains and provisional squads for the competition.

Five teams will participate, each of which will be led by Pakistan greats -  Misbah-ul-Haq (Wolves), Saqlain Mushtaq (Panthers), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Dolphins), Shoaib Malik (Stallions), and Waqar Younis (Lions). It is interesting to note that Sarfaraz Ahmed will play the roles of mentor and keeper-batter with Dolphin.

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The tournament is scheduled to be held in Faisalabad from 12th to 29th September 2024. With no international cricket for the Men in Green during this period, the PCB has ensured maximum participation of Pakistan's top players. However, it is learned that Imad Wasim, Azam Khan, and Mohammad Amir have made themselves unavailable due to their commitment to CPL 2024.  

All five teams will be led by the country’s high-profile cricketers. Saud Shakeel will lead Dolphins while star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will take care of Lions. All-rounder Shadab Khan has been given the responsibility of Panthers, while Mohammad Haris and Mohammad Rizwan will captain Stallions and Wolves, respectively. Notably, former all-format Pakistan skipper Babar Azam will play under Haris for Stallions.

Champions One Day Cup 2024: Full Squads

Dolphins (Mentor: Sarfaraz Ahmed)

Saud Shakeel (C), Aftab Ibrahim, Asif Ali, Awais Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Kashif Ali, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Riazullah, Noman Ali, Qasim Akram Sameen Gul, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan, Sufiyan Moqim, Umar Amin and Usman Qadir. 

Lions (Mentor: Waqar Younis)

Shaheen Shah Afridi (C), Abdullah Shafique , Aamir Jamal, Aamer Yamin, Faisal Akram, Hassan Nawaz, Hunain Shah , Imam-ul-Haq , Imran Butt,  Khushdil Shah Mohammad Asghar, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Taha, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rohail Nazir, Shahab Khan, Sharoon Siraj, Sirajuddin and Waqar Hussain.

Panthers (Mentor: Saqlain Mushtaq)

Shadab Khan (C), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Ahmed Bashir, Ali Asfand, Ali Raza, Amad Butt, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Umar,  Mohammad Zeeshan, Mubasir Khan, Rehan Afridi, Rizwan Mehmood, Saim Ayub, Umar Siddiq, Usama Mir, Usman Khan and Usman Salahuddin.

Stallions (Mentor: Shoaib Malik)

Mohammad Haris (C), Ahmed, Adil Amin, Azam Khan, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Hussain Talat, Jahandad Khan, Junaid Ali, Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Amir Khan, Saad Khan, Shamyl Hussain, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Yasir Khan and Zaman Khan.  

Wolves ( Mentor: Misbah-ul-Haq)

Mohammad Rizwan (C), Fakhar Zaman, Abdul Samad, Akif Javed, Ali Usman, Bilawal Bhatti, Haseebullah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Imran, Naseem Shah, Nisar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Zahid Mehmood and Zain Abbas