Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Starc are the latest additions to be ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Starc and Bumrah were part of the Australian team in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The ICC Champions Trophy starts on February 19.
While Jasprit Bumrah didn’t recover from a back spasm sustained during the fifth Test in Sydney against Australia, Mitchell Starc opted out due to an ankle injury, and also personal reasons.
Notably, Australia have been impacted most as a team– five players initially named in the side for the mega event have been ruled out for Champions Trophy. Before Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, and Josh Hazlewood pulled out due to injuries.
In another jolt to the team, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis announced his ODI retirement.
South African Anrich Nortje was the first cricketer to be ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Later Gerald Coetzee followed suit.
Hosts Pakistan will be missing opener Saim Ayub while Afghanistan will not have the services of spinner Allah Ghazanfar, who was ruled out on Wednesday.
List of injured players ruled out of Champions Trophy
The following stars have been ruled out of Champions Trophy due to injuries or pulled out for other reasons:
Jasprit Bumrah (India) – Back Spasm
Pat Cummins (Australia) – Ankle injury
Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – Hip injury
Mitchell Marsh (Australia) – Back injury
Anrich Nortje (South Africa) – Back injury
Jacob Bethell (England) – Hamstring issue
Saim Ayub (Pakistan) – Ankle injury
Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) – Groin tightness and hamstring injury
Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan) – Spine fracture
List of players missing Champions Trophy for other reasons
Marcus Stoinis (Australia) – Retired from ODI cricket
Mitchell Starc (Australia) – Personal Reasons (also nursing ankle injury)
Players Doubtful for Champions Trophy 2025
Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) – Hamstring issue
Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) – Forehead laceration
Haris Rauf (Pakistan) – Muscular sprain in chest
