Who is going to open with Fakhar Zaman for the Champions Trophy?

Due to Saim Ayub's injury, Pakistan has included only one genuine opener for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be held in Pakistan and the UAE (due to the Pakistan and India agreement to hold a hybrid model till 2027 for the major ICC event). 

There are many suggestions from the cricket experts on who should open with Fakhar Zaman. Some say it should be Babar Azam to open with Fakhar Zaman, and some experts say that it should be Mohammad Rizwan who teams with Fakhar Zaman.

Reports suggest that it will be Saud Shakeel that will open with Fakhar Zaman, and we think it is a better option, as Saud Shakeel is an excellent stroke-making player, and Pakistan's main issue is that it does not have technically sound batsmen like India, England, South Africa, or Australia for opening. Therefore, it is a better option that Fakhar partners up with Saud Shakeel to open the innings for Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2025.