Top Players to miss ICC Champions Trophy 2025

 

The ICC Champions Trophy starts on 19 February 2025, with the host, Pakistan, taking on New Zealand in the curtain raiser, which is expected to be a high-octane contest. 

The ICC Champions Trophy and its Importance

The ICC Champions Trophy is one of the most important events in the cricketing circuit, as it involves the 8 top-level teams in world cricket. Moreover, it is one of the 4 major global events that ICC holds besides the ICC Men's ODI World Cup, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, and ICC Men's Test Championship. So for all the teams and the cricket world ICC Champions Trophy holds a great deal of Importance.

Participants and The Host

This time around the participants are Pakistan (host), India, Australia, New Zealand, England, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. All the teams are placed in two groups.

Group A	Group B
Pakistan	Afghanistan
India	Australia
Bangladesh	England
New Zealand	South Africa

Players to miss the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

No doubt as the ICC champions trophy arrives, its craze among the cricketing circle is at its peak but few top-level International players are going to miss this event due to various reasons. In this article, we will discuss the top-level players who are going to miss the event, their reason for missing the event, and the impact of their absence on their teams and the event.

• Patrick Cummins
• Josh Hazlewood
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Mitchel Marsh
• Saim Ayub
• Marcus Stoinis
• Jamie Smith
• Gerald Coetzee
• Anrich Nortje

Reasons behind the Absence

Patrick Cummins 

Patrick Cummins is the captain of the Australian team and he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world right now. He is going to miss the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to an Ankle injury. The captain suffered the injury at the back end of the Border Gavaskar trophy, which Australia won by 3-1.

Josh Hazlewood

 Josh Hazlewood is the spearhead of the Australian team's fast bowling in all three formats. He is missing the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a hip injury. He suffered the injury during the 3rd test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. 

Saim Ayub

Pakistan's young sensation Saim Ayub is nowadays regarded as one of the best long-time prospects in worldwide cricket. He suffered a severe ankle injury during the 1st test match of the South Africa series. He will miss the entire tournament.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is widely regarded as the best fast bowler of modern-day cricket in all formats. He suffered a back injury in the 5th test of the Border Gavaskar trophy. So, he is also one of the top players who is going to miss the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Gerald Coetzee

South Africa fast bowler Gerald Coetzee is suffering from groin and Hamstring injury and he will also miss the Champions Trophy 2025.

Anrich Nortje

Anrich Nortje is one of the main streams of South African pace battery. He is out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a back injury.

Mitchel Marsh

Australian premium allrounder Mitchel Marsh is also going to miss the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a back injury. He suffered during the recently concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy.

Jamie Smith

English wicket-keeper batter Jamie Smith is suffering from calf discomfort so, he is also going to miss The ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Marcus Stoinis

Australian top all-rounder Marcus Stoinis announced his sudden retirement from ODI cricket a few days ago. Although Australia has included Marcus Stoinis in their initial squad for The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 now they will have to announce his replacement.

Impact on Team's Combination

All of these players are the backbones of their respective teams and are regarded as key members of each team. So, their absence will leave a big headache for each affected team. The most affected team is Australia who are without their 4 front line players including their captain Patrick Cummins. So, now each team will have to look for their replacement to balance their sides as The ICC Men's Champions trophy is just around the corner.

Impact on ICC Men's Champions Trophy 

 All of these players are global stars but Players like Patrick Cummis, Josh Hazlewood, Jasprit Bumrah and Saim Ayub are always the big game players and they have a huge fan base around the world they always play a big role in their respective team's performance in mega-events. So, it is a big shame for the whole cricket world and ICC Men's Champions Trophy to not have such a class of players this time. But hopefully, they will recover quickly to bring smiles to their fans in the future. Now other players are expected to make up for their absence and bring life to the mega event.

So, which player's absence will leave a bigger impact on their team? Will it be Patrick Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Jasprit Bumrah, or Saim Ayub? Let us know in the comments about your thoughts.