- The countdown to the start of the Champions Trophy 2025 has begun. The ICC event will start on February 19. But before that, the tension for this team has increased so much that defeat is certain before the tournament starts.
Champions Trophy 2025: The countdown for the Champions Trophy has begun. The ICC event will start on February 19, and Team India’s first match will be against Bangladesh on February 20. But even before that, a crisis has begun looming over a team. Not one or two but four players have been dropped from the team. This sudden incident has shaken the team’s preparations for the ICC event. Now, let’s know which team this…?
This team is in trouble before Champions Trophy 2025
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The Australian team has suffered a major setback even before the start of the Champions Trophy 2025. Marcus Stoinis has suddenly announced his retirement from ODI cricket. Stoinis has played 74 ODIs for Australia. He was also part of the team that won the ODI World Cup to be held in India in 2023. He announced his retirement when the Australian team was already facing problems with 3 players. It is known that it is difficult for all three players to play in the ICC event.
Pat, Josh, and Mitchell are already out due to injury
Let us tell you that it has been officially confirmed that Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Marsh will not play in the Champions Trophy 2025. Pat Cummins was injured due to workload against India. He could not play on the Sri Lanka tour due to a serious ankle injury. Josh Hazlewood was also injured in the match against India. His playing is also doubtful. It is believed that either Steve Smith or Travis Head could be the captain, although Steve Smith is more likely to become the captain, who is currently leading the team in the Test series against Sri Lanka.
Stoinis’ retirement created problems for Australia
It has been officially confirmed that Mitchell Marsh is out for a long time due to injury. On top of that, Stoinis has now retired, which has increased the difficulties of Cricket Australia. For information, let us tell you that after Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were ruled out of the Champions Trophy (Champions Trophy 2025), Cricket Australia has decided to include Ben Dwarshius, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Spencer Johnson in the ODI team.
Changed Australia squad for Champions Trophy 2025:
Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardy, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshius, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Spencer Johnson
