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Cummins set to lead Australia in ICC CT 2025
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Pat Cummins was on Monday named captain of Australia for next month’s Champions Trophy while fellow pacer Josh Hazlewood too was included in the squad despite lingering injury concerns surrounding both players.
Cummins was managing an ankle injury throughout the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, which played a part in him missing the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka along with the pacer wanting to stay back at home to welcome his second baby.
Hazlewood, side lined from the Melbourne and Sydney Tests due to a calf niggle, was similarly not picked for the Sri Lanka series but has been named in the preliminary 15-player Champions Trophy squad.
Selection chair George Bailey highlighted the squad's adaptability for various conditions in Pakistan. Australia's campaign begins with a match against England in Lahore on February 22, followed by games against South Africa and Afghanistan.
With Cummins' forthcoming absence in Sri Lanka due to personal commitments and an injury sustained during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, the spotlight is also on Josh Hazlewood. Both he and Cummins are set to return for the Champions Trophy. Australia aims to reclaim the trophy, having previously won it in 2006 and 2009.
