Australia captain Pat Cummins is "hugely unlikely" to be fit for the Champions Trophy, leaving the world champions pondering their captaincy options.

After Marcus Stoinis announced a sudden ODI retirement, a report claimed that Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood has also been ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to injuries

Marcus Stoinis on Thursday announced his immediate retirement from one-day international cricket, leaving Australia needing to replace the allrounder in their Champions Trophy squad.

Australia will miss their World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins in the marquee eight-team tournament. Australia confirmed Cummins was not able to recover in time from an ankle injury. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was also ruled out along with Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh.

Hyderabad: Australia’s 2023 World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins is “hugely unlikely” to be fit for selection for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, according to the team’s head coach Andrew McDonald. The coach also said that there were doubts over availability of another star bowler, Josh Hazlewood.

Australia captain Pat Cummins is "heavily unlikely" for the Champions Trophy because of his ankle issue. Steven Smith and Travis Head are in the frame to captain, while Josh Hazlewood is also battling to make it on time,

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Australia may be without their ODI captain Pat Cummins at the Champions Trophy, with the bowler still nursing an ankle issue.