Will Pat Cummins miss ICC Champions Trophy? Australia on edge as captain undergoes scans

Australia captain Pat Cummins could be in doubt for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in Pakan. Australian media reported that Pat Cummins’ participation at the tournament was under a cloud after the ace pacer underwent a scan on his sore ankle.
Australia last won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2009, Since then, only India and Pakan have claimed the title in the two editions held since then.
Cummins is already a confirmed miss from Australia’s Test tour of Sri Lanka. It must be noted that Pat Cummins opted out from the Sri Lanka tour due to the birth of his child.
Australia announced their squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, where Steven Smith was named as the captain instead of Pat Cummins.
READ MORE: Steve Smith named captain of Australia side for two-match Test series against Sri Lanka
Cricket Australia’s statement on Pat Cummins
Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday that Cummins was experiencing pain in his ankle.
A report in cricket.com said that Cricket Australia officials are “unsure about the severity of the injury, or whether he will be fit to return for Australia’s first match in the Champions Trophy in Pakan on February 22”.
The report also quoted Australia’s chief selector George Bailey saying: “We’ll have to wait and see when that scan comes back and see how it’s tracking. There’s a little bit of work to do. We’ll probably get a bit more information around where that’s at.”

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