Australia recently won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 against India under the captaincy of Pat Cummins.
There is doubt over Australian captain Pat Cummins’ participation in the ICC Champions Trophy. He suffers from an ankle injury, for which he will have to undergo a scan. Australia chief selector George Bailey has provided an update on Pat Cummins’ fitness.
Bailey said: Pat is about to become a father for the second time, for which he is currently on break. He has a slight ankle injury. He will undergo a scan next week, after which we will know the condition of his injury. When asked if Cummins would be able to play in the Champions Trophy, he replied that nothing can be said at the moment. The decision will only be made after seeing the analysis report. The Champions Trophy 2025, hosted by Pakistan, will begin on February 19 and continue until March 9.
Australia recently won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 3-1 against India under the captaincy of Pat Cummins. Cummins was the team’s highest wicket-taker in BGT. He also made his team win the ODI World Cup in 2023.
Pat Cummins was Australia’s leading wicket-taker in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.
Australia’s first match against England Australia’s first match in the Champions Trophy will be against Pakistan on February 22. The Australian team was placed in Group 2 with England, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Pakistan hosted the Champions Trophy.
Cummins will not play the Test series against Sri Lanka. The Australian squad has been announced for the Test series against Sri Lanka. Cricket Australia announced the 16-member squad on Thursday. Regular captain Pat Cummins will miss this series. In his absence, the team will be managed by Steve Smith.
The WTC final will be played between Australia and South Africa. The World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 final will be played between Australia and South Africa. The final match will be played at Lord’s ground from June 11. Australia reached the final for the second time in a row, but South Africa will be playing in the final for the first time. Australia beat India by 209 runs in the last match played in 2023.
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Pakistan changed the venues of the three series: matches in Lahore-Karachi instead of Multan.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has changed the venues of the tri-series with New Zealand and South Africa. The 4-match series was earlier scheduled to be played in Multan, but now the matches will be played in Lahore and Karachi. 7 Champions Trophy matches will also be scheduled on these 2 sites. …