Champions Trophy 2025 Injured List: Bumrah to Starc - Players Who Will Miss Tournament Due to Injury

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India's Jasprit Bumrah and Australia's Mitchell Starc become the latest addition to the injured list dominated by pace bowlers ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to begin on February 19.

The suspense around Bumrah's availability finally ended on Tuesday (February 11) after Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the pace spearhead has been ruled out of the ICC tournament due to the back issue, which he picked up during the final Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year.

Starc, meanwhile, withdrew from the Australian squad, joining Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood on the sidlelines. Australia also lost Mitchell Marsh through injury before Marcus Stoinis announced his shock retirement from ODIs just days before the tournament.

South Africa's Anrich Nortje was the first player to be ruled out of the tournament after the participating nations announced their preliminary squads for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, which will be staged in Pakistan and UAE.

Nortje was joined by fellow pacer Gerald Coetzee on the treatment table, while a few players still remain doubtful for the tournament after picking up injuries recently. Pakistan's Haris Rauf has been ruled out of the remainder of the home ODI Tri-Series with muscular sprain in the lower chest wall.

New Zealand duo Lockie Ferguson and Rachin Ravindra also remain doubtful starters, having suffered a hamstring injury and a blow to the face respectively in their recenty outings. Ferguson picked up the injury during ILT20, while Ravindra was struck on the forehead during the Tri-Series opener against Pakistan.

England also suffered a blow when young all-rounder Jacob Bethell picked up an injury during the white-ball tour to India in the lead up to the eight-team tournament. One player certain to miss the tournament for Pakistan is opening batter Saim Ayub, who suffered a nasty injury late last year.

All team had until February 11 to make changes to their preliminary squad. Any changes to the team post that date will need to be ratified by an ICC panel. Here is a look at the list of injured players missing Champions Trophy 2025:

Champions Trophy 2025 Injured List

• Jasprit Bumrah (India) - Back Spasm
• Pat Cummins (Australia) - Ankle injury
• Josh Hazlewood (Australia) - Hip injury
• Mitchell Marsh (Australia) - Back injury
• Anrich Nortje (South Africa) - Back injury
• Jacob Bethell (England) - Hamstring issue
• Saim Ayub (Pakistan) - Ankle injury
• Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) - Groin tightness and hamstring injury
• Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan) - Spine fracture
• Ben Sears (New Zealand) - Hamstring injury
• Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) - Foot injury

Players missing Champions Trophy for other reasons

• Marcus Stoinis (Australia) - Retired from ODI cricket
• Mitchell Starc (Australia) - Personal Reasons (also nursing ankle injury)

Players Doubtful for Champions Trophy due to injury

• Jamie Smith (England) - Calf discomfort