He is still recovering from an ankle injury picked up in January and remains a doubt for the white-ball tour of New Zealand after the Champions Trophy

The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that opener Saim Ayub will miss the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 due to a lingering injury. Although ruled out of the Champions Trophy, Ayub's participation in the upcoming white-ball New Zealand tour remains conditional on passing fitness tests.

Batter sustained an ankle injury during Pakistan's New Year Test against South Africa in Cape Town. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has provided a key update regarding the fitness of the talented batter,

The PCB had set a budget of Rs12.80 billion for the purpose but it is learnt that it has exceded to around Rs21 billion. Dawn had reported earlier that the ICC had deemed all the three venues ready to hold Champions Trophy matches even before the upgradation, but the PCB still decided to carry on with its ambition.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the release of the Men's Champions Trophy 2025 official song, Jeeto Baazi Khel Ke, by renowned singer Atif Aslam.

Pakistan's young opener Saim Ayub will miss the ICC Champions Trophy due to an ankle injury. He will undergo a 10-week rehabilitation. The injury was sustained during a Test against South Africa. His availability for the New Zealand tour depends on clearing fitness tests.