Pat cummins will out from ct 2025: The Champions Trophy is about two weeks left for starting 2025 and all the teams are busy preparing for it. But the Australian team may get a big shock. Let us tell you that in this tournament, Australia is going to start its campaign against England from 22 February. For which a 15 -member team has been announced. But now the news is coming that the Australian captain may be out of the Champions Trophy 2025 due to his injury. In such a situation, the team may also have to think about the captain.
Cummins injury became Australia’s concern
Prior to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, captain Pat Cummins are struggling with a heel injury. Cummins suffered a heel injury during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He bowled 167 overs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and took 25 wickets. After this he could not play in the Sri Lanka Test tour because he was at home due to the birth of his second child.
According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald said, “Cummins have not been able to start bowling yet, so their possibility of playing is very low. So we have to find a new captain.”
Who will be the captain of Australia?
After the news of Pat Cummins being out, now the competition between Steve Smith and Travis Head has intensified. Smith has a good captaincy experience in Test and ODI and recently led a great leadership against Pakistan. At the same time, the aggressive batting and leadership skills of the head also make him a strong contender.
Andrew McDonald said, “If you do not play Cummins, we will need the captain. We have talked to Steve Smith and Travis Head about this. Both of them are the strongest contenders to take command of the team.”
Australia’s schedule for Champions Trophy
- 22 February 2025: Australia vs England (Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore)
- 25 February 2025: Australia vs South Africa (Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi)
- 28 February 2025: Australia vs Afghanistan (Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore)
Australia Squad for Champions Trophy
Pat Cummins (captain), Alex Carrie, Nathan Alice, Aaron Hardy, Travis Head, Josh English, Marnas Labushen, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Michel Starc, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood.
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