ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Venues: Edgbaston, The Oval, Cardiff Date: 6-23 June

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PAKISTAN – Group B

Group fixtures: v West Indies (The Oval, 7 June); v South Africa (Edgbaston, 10 June); v India (Edgbaston, 15 June)
Best Champions Trophy performance: Semi-finals, 2000, 2004 & 2009.
Squad: Abdur Rehman, Asad Ali, Asad Shafiq, Ehsan Adil, Imran Farhat, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal (wk), Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz.

Captain: The Pakistan captaincy changes hands more regularly than it does in most teams, but batsman Misbah-ul-Haq, now 39, won 14 of his first 15 ODIs as skipper before a 4-0 loss to England in the United Arab Emirates in February 2012. ODI captaincy stats: 42 games, W25, L15, T1, NR1

One to watch: Elegant left-handed opener Nasir Jamshed has caught the eye since his international recall last year. However, it will be interesting to see how he copes in unfamiliar conditions as he has never played in England. While he averages over 50 from the 22 ODIs he has played in Asia, a more modest total of 85 runs in six ODIs elsewhere in the world suggests he may not find it so easy.

Form guide: Pakistan, who won the World Twenty20 on English soil in 2009, arrived in the British Isles earlier than most teams, thrashed Scotland before the second game was washed out and enjoyed a thrilling tie and a narrow victory against Ireland. Lost 3-2 in South Africa in March after beating India 2-1 over the new year. Last 10 ODI results: L L W L W L W A T W (A=abandoned)

Courtesy: BBC CRICKET