ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Injury: 11 Frontline Players Ruled Out From The Tournament So Far: In a huge blow for New Zealand ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, pace bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the tournament with a growing foot injury due to a warm-up match with Afghanistan in Karachi.
This forced him to withdraw from the squad. In his place, Kyle Jamieson has been called up as a replacement by New Zealand. Head coach Garry Stead bemoaned Ferguson’s absence but commended Jamieson.
Apart from New Zealand, other teams have had a share of injury problems. Australia has been struck hardest, having lost the superstars Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc to injury. India will have to make do without their strike bowler Jasprit Bumrah because of a back injury. Also, Anrich Nortje will be absent from South Africa, joining the long list of prominent absentees.
Other Players who got ruled out of Champions Trophy 2025
Ten frontline cricketers have been ruled out before the eve of the tournament. A few stars among them include Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Starc, Anrich Nortje, Gerald Coetzee, Saim Ayub, Jacob Bethell, Allah Ghazanfar, Ben Sears, and Lockie Ferguson. This is a good number of bigger names dropping out before the tournament starts. The tournament is set to take off on February 19, 2025, in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
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However, notwithstanding injuries taking a toll on several teams, there have been a lot of hopes that the Champions Trophy will provide gamers with sharp competitive options towards thought processes and lineups, as in the case of foreign star cricketers. The anticipated return of the tournament, after an enforced eight-year ‘break,’ has created awe and excitement for cricket among cricket lovers across the world.
