{"id":236906,"date":"2025-02-12T01:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T01:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/australia-announce-squad-for-champions-trophy-steve-smith-named-captain-mitchell-starc-also-ruled-out\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T01:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T01:42:26","slug":"australia-announce-squad-for-champions-trophy-steve-smith-named-captain-mitchell-starc-also-ruled-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/australia-announce-squad-for-champions-trophy-steve-smith-named-captain-mitchell-starc-also-ruled-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia announce squad for Champions Trophy; Steve Smith named captain, Mitchell Starc\u00a0also\u00a0ruled\u00a0out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2025\/02\/australia-4-1739322713.webp?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Australia announce squad for Champions Trophy; Steve Smith named captain, Mitchell Starc\u00a0also\u00a0ruled\u00a0out\" title=\"Australia announce squad for Champions Trophy; Steve Smith named captain, Mitchell Starc\u00a0also\u00a0ruled\u00a0out\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : GETTY<\/span> Steve Smith will continue to lead Australia in Pat Cummins&#8217; absence in the Champions Trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">Australia named their final 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan, set to commence on February 19 in Karachi.  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We understand and respect Mitch\u2019s decision,\u201d chair of the national selection panel George Bailey said today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mitch is deeply respected for his commitment to international cricket and the priority he places on performing for Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His well-documented ability to play through pain and adversity, as well as forgoing opportunities in other parts of his career to put his country first should be applauded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His loss is of course a blow for the Champion\u2019s Trophy campaign but does provide an opportunity for someone else to make a mark on the tournament.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Australia Champions Trophy squad:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/steve-smith\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Smith<\/a> (c), Sean Abbott, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/alex-carey\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Carey<\/a>,\u00a0 Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/glenn-maxwell\" rel=\"noopener\">Glenn Maxwell<\/a>, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/adam-zampa\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Zampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Travelling reserve: <\/strong>Cooper Connolly.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/sports\/cricket\/australia-announce-squad-for-champions-trophy-steve-smith-named-captain-mitchell-starc-also-ruled-out-2025-02-12-975812\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : GETTY Steve Smith will continue to lead Australia in Pat Cummins&#8217; 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