In a massive setback for the Australian team, Captain Pat Cummins is “very unlikely” to address the flight to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which begins on February 19. discarded.
The 31-year-old, who recently brought Australia to a 4-1 victory of the Border-Gavaskar trophy (BGT) over Australia last month, jumped the test series against Sri Lanka due to the birth of his second child. He has also been breastfeeding an ankle problem that exploded due to a large workload in the BGT.
“Pat Cummins has not been able to resume any kind of bowling, so it is very unlikely, so that we would mean that we need a captain,” said Australia coach Andrew McDonald. Sen. “Steve Smith and Travis Head are the two with which we have been having conversations while we have been building that team of Champions Trophy along with Pat Back Home. They will be the two we see for that leadership post.
“But, as I said, Patty is very unlikely, which is a bit of shame,” he added. Not only Pat Cummins, Australia, has more misery to deal with, since the pacemaker Josh Hazlewood is also running against the time to be fit.
It is understood that Hazlewood is dealing with a hip problem after recovering from the side and calf injuries that saw him sit in three of the five tests against India and the entire Sri Lanka test tour.
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