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Australia’s Pat Cummins, right, and Mitchell Starc. File | Photo Credit: AP Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has withdrawn from the Champions Trophy for personal reasons, leaving the squad without its three frontline quicks for the ODI tournament in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.Starc's withdrawal comes after pace stalwarts Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were ruled out due to injuries.World champions Australia will now lean on a quartet of fringe fast bowlers — Sean Abbott, Spencer Johnson, Ben Dwarshuis and Nathan Ellis — in their bid for more ODI silverware.Selectors said Starc would also not be available for the two warmup ODIs against Sri Lanka in Colombo, the first starting later on Wednesday....

Australian skipper Pat Cummins. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia on Thursday (February 6, 2025) dealt more blows with captain Pat Cummins and senior pacer Josh Hazlewood being ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy owing to injuries.Cummins has not recovered from the ankle niggle that plagued him towards the end of the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India, while Hazlewood is still recuperating from a calf strain.Hazlewood's last competitive outing was against India in the drawn third Test at Brisbane.The development came close on the heels of all-rounder Marcus Stoinis' shock retirement from ODIs and Mitchell Marsh's withdrawal from the global tournament due to his failure to reco...

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Starc pulls out of Champions Trophy 2025, Smith to lead Australia

Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Champions Trophy