Jamie Smith will return from injury to keep wicket and bat at number three in England’s Champions Trophy opener against Australia in Lahore on Saturday. The 24-year-old missed England’s recent humbling 3-0 series loss in India because of a calf injury and had been expected to return to the side but not so high in … Read more
Allah Ghazanfar has been ruled out of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 due to an injury, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement on Wednesday. “Afghanistan’s young spin-bowling sensation, AM Ghazanfar, has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy due to a fracture in the L4 vertebra, specifically in the left pars … Read more
Mitchell Starc withdrew from the upcoming Champions Trophy as Cricket Australia (CA) announced its final squad for the ICC tournament on Wednesday. This means that the pace troika of Starc, Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood will be missing out on the competition which is set to begin on February 19 in Pakistan. “Starc, who will … Read more
South Africa announced the replacement for Anrich Nortje in its Champions Trophy 2025 squad after the pacer was ruled out due to a back injury. Corbin Bosch has been included in the Proteas squad for the upcoming ICC tournament as Nortje’s replacement. The 30-year-old fast bowler made his international in December 2024, and has just … Read more