Champions Trophy 2025: The 2025 Champions Trophy is not far away and most of the teams have already been announced for the upcoming ICC tournament. The tournament will start on February 19 where the top eight teams will compete against each other in the tournament co-hosted by the UAE and Pakistan.
Australia Faces a Big Blow Ahead of Champions Trophy
There has already been a lot of drama surrounding the Champions Trophy and this time the Australian team has made headlines as their star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out due to back pain and a hamstring injury.
This is a big blow for the Australian team as Marsh is one of their key players in the team who fills a lot of depth in the team with his abilities with both batting and bowling.
โThe National Selection Committee and the Australian Menโs Medical Team have ruled Marsh out of the tournament due to an injury that is not responding adequately to rehabilitation.
His lower back pain has worsened in recent weeks, leading to the NSP making the long-term decision for Marsh to complete an extended period of rehabilitation,โ Cricket Australia said in an official press release on Friday, January 31.
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โMarsh will now undergo a further rest and rehabilitation period as part of his playing plan. The NSP will meet in due course to select a replacement for Marsh. The deadline for final squads for the ICC Menโs Champions Trophy is before Wednesday, February 12,โ it said.
Marshโs ODI Career and Impact
Talking about the star all-rounderโs performance in the one-day format, he has played 93 matches and scored 2,794 runs at an average of 35.82, including three centuries and 19 half-centuries with a highest score of 177 against Bangladesh in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Apart from that, he has also bowled some useful spells, taking 57 wickets at an average of 35.71 and an economy of 5.52. His most memorable spell was against England, where he took 5/33 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 2015.
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