All eight teams including India-Pakistan and Australia are eyeing only the Champions Trophy. All teams have announced their squad. However, Australia may get a double shock before the start of the Champions Trophy. Star all rounder Mitchell Marsh has already been ruled out of this tournament due to back injury. At the same time, after Marsh, another legendary player from Australia can be out of this tournament. Australian captain Pat Cummins is under threat of being out due to injury.

Cummins may be out of Champions Trophy

The Pat Cummins Border has been suffering from ankle injury since the Gavaskar Trophy. He has not been able to recover from this injury yet. If Cummins is not cured by this injury soon, then his hand will get a golden opportunity to play in the Champions Trophy. Australia's head coach Andrew McDonald also believes that Cummins is less likely to play in the Champions Trophy. If this happens, it will be the biggest shock in the Champions Trophy for Australia. Because apart from being the captain of Australia, Cummins also plays the role of an all rounder. Apart from bowling fast, they also strengthen the team in batting in lower order.

If not Cummins, who will captain?

If Cummins has to see the way out due to Ankle Injury, then the biggest question is who will handle the command of Australia in the Champions Trophy? Its biggest contenders are Steve Smith and Travis Head. Smith is ahead of the head in this race. Smith has also captained Australia before and Smith is commanding Australia on the current Sri Lanka tour.

Cummins is also out of Sri Lanka tour

After the Border Gavaskar Trophy against India, Pat Cummins faced Ankle Injury. Due to this, he was also out of Sri Lanka tour. Apart from this, he had also removed himself from this visit due to becoming a father for the second time. After this, Steve Smith was made the captain for the tour of Sri Lanka. Here both teams will also play two ODIs after two Tests. The first Test was won by Australia. The second Test will start from 6 February. After this, ODI series will be played.