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Pat Cummins won the 2023 ODI World Cup to Australia under his captaincy. The Kangaroo team defeated India by 6 wickets.
Australia captain Pat Cummins seems difficult to play in the Champions Trophy. They are undergoing ankle injury. In the absence of Cummins, Steve Smith or Travis Head can captain the Kangaroo team.
Team coach Andrew McDonald said on Wednesday- ‘Cummins have not been able to start bowling yet, so their playing is almost impossible, which means that we need a captain. Steve Smith and Travis Head are the two players we are interacting with. Also, the Champions Trophy team is being formed with Pat. They are two players that we will see for leadership. The coach said on Josh Hazlewood’s injury- ‘They are also struggling to return on time. Hazelwood was injured during India’s tour of Australia.
The Champions Trophy 2025 will start from February 19 to the host of Pakistan and will run till March 9. Australia recently won 3–1 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against India under the captaincy of Pat Cummins. Cummins was the team’s top wicket in BGT. He also won the ODI Cup to his team in 2023.
Pat Cummins was the top wicket of Australia in BGT, which ended on 6 January against India.
BGT’s top-5 bowler
Could not play second Test from Sri Lanka due to son’s birth Pat Cummins could not play the second Test against Sri Lanka due to the birth of another child. He also has an ankle injury. Australia Chief Selector George Bailey gave the fitness update of Pat Cummins on 9 January.
Australia’s first match with England Australia’s first match in the Champions Trophy will be on Pakistan on 22 February. The Australian team is placed in Group-2 along with England, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Pakistan has hosted the Champions Trophy.
WTC final will be played between Australia-South Africa The World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 finals will be played between Australia and South Africa. The final match will be played at Lord’s ground from 11 June. Australia has reached the finals for the second consecutive time, but South Africa will play the final for the first time. Australia defeated India by 209 runs in the final match played in 2023.
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