CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR BET WITH DAFABET The much-awaited ICC Champions Trophy kick-starts in Karachi's National Stadium on Wednesday, February 19 with Pakistan and New Zealand locking horns.The 15-match tournament will be played through the course of February 19 to March 9 as the hosts will look to defend the title that they won back in 2017.BET here on the Champions Trophy and win exciting cash prizesWhile everything is set for this to be a memorable edition of the Champions Trophy with Pakistan hosting a big ICC event for the first time since 1996, some players will unfortunately miss out through injuries.Check out the list of players who are not taking a flight to Pakistan/Dubai due to injuries below.READ MORE: ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Confirmed squads and full player list for every CT 2025 teamWho are the players injured ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy?As of now, the World Champions, Australia seem to be the ones who are struggling with injury woes with three potential starters already looking out of the tournament while hosts Pakistan will miss the services of the young southpaw, Saim Ayub.Will India win the Champions Trophy? Make your predictions and win prizesIndian ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah and England's wicketkeeper Jamie Smith are the ones who are currently doubtful for the tournament.NameCountryReasonJasprit BumrahIndiaBack problemsPat CumminsAustraliaAnkle injuryJosh HazlewoodAustraliaHip injuryMitchell MarshAustraliaBack injuryMarcus StoinisAustraliaRetired after multiple injuriesMitchell StarcAustraliaWithdrawnSaim AyubPakistanAnkle injuryGerald CoetzeeSouth AfricaGroin tightness and hamstring injuryAnrich Nortje South AfricaBack injuryJacob BethellEnglandHamstring injuryAllah GhazanfarAfghanitanFractured vertebra Dafabet BEST CRICKET ODDS AND OFFERS CLICK TO BET

India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming Champions Trophy because of a lower-back injury.

While the latest scan, which Bumrah underwent in Bengaluru over the weekend, did not reveal anything untoward, it is learned he is not entirely ready to return to bowling yet | ESPN.com

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has withdrawn from the Champions Trophy for personal reasons, leaving the squad without its three frontline quicks for the ODI tournament in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

Mitchell Starc has withdrawn from the Champions Trophy to leave Australia without any of its three front-line fast bowlers.

Australia selector George Bailey insists he ‘understands and respects’ Mitchell Starc’s decision to withdraw from the upcoming Champions Trophy. The 35-year-old left-armer will not be sharing his reason for pulling out of the tournament and has asked for privacy.