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The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squads for the Champions One-Day Cup 2024. It has created a stir by naming Babar Azam and Shan Masood as players rather than captains.

Despite being Pakistan’s red-ball and white-ball captains, both will play as specialist batsmen in the tournament. This decision comes after the disappointing Test series whitewash at home against Bangladesh recently.

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Who are the captains of the Champions One-Day Cup 2024 teams?

Babar Azam and Shan Masood will join the Stallions, led by young wicketkeeper Mohammad Haris. Here is the full list of captains for the teams participating in Champions One-Day Cup.

  • Wolves: Mohammad Rizwan
  • Lions: Shaheen Afridi
  • Panthers: Shadab Khan
  • Dolphins: Saud Shakeel
  • Stallions: Mohammad Haris

Champions One-Day Cup 2024: Stallions squad

Stallions: Mohammad Haris (captain, Peshawar), Abrar Ahmed (Karachi), Adil Amin (Peshawar), Azam Khan (Peshawar), Babar Azam (Lahore), Haris Rauf (Islamabad), Hussain Talat (Lahore), Jahandad Khan (Rawalpindi), Junaid Ali (Lahore), Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat (Peshawar), Mehran Mumtaz (Rawalpindi), Mohammad Ali (Sialkot), Mohammad Amir Khan (Swat), Saad Khan (Hyderabad), Shamyl Hussain (Islamabad), Shan Masood (Karachi), Tayyab Tahir (Sarai Alamgir), Ubaid Shah (Lahore), Yasir Khan (Rawalpindi) and Zaman Khan (Mirpur)

Mentor – Shoaib Malik

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Selection process and tournament format

The Champions One-Day Cup will feature a single-league format, culminating in three play-off matches, with the final scheduled for September 29. The tournament begins with the Wolves facing the Panthers on September 12.

The selection process for the teams involved a draft from a pool of 150 players, ensuring a competitive and high-quality tournament. The team mentors, including Misbah-ul-Haq (Wolves), Waqar Younis (Lions), Saqlain Mushtaq (Panthers), Shoaib Malik (Stallions), and Sarfaraz Ahmed (Dolphins), helped in finalizing the squads and appointing the captains.

Prior to the squad announcements, the PCB conducted fitness tests to ensure that only the most physically prepared players were selected. Several centrally contracted players, including Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Arshad Iqbal, Hasan Ali, and Ihsanullah, are not part of any squad due to injuries, personal reasons, or ongoing rehabilitation.

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Divy Dubey is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.